{"id":112138,"date":"2021-04-15T08:11:07","date_gmt":"2021-04-15T08:11:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/?p=112138"},"modified":"2021-04-15T08:11:07","modified_gmt":"2021-04-15T08:11:07","slug":"ftse-100-rises-on-miners-boost-midcaps-hit-record-high","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/fin2me.com\/markets\/ftse-100-rises-on-miners-boost-midcaps-hit-record-high\/","title":{"rendered":"FTSE 100 rises on miners boost, midcaps hit record high"},"content":{"rendered":"<figcaption>FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS\/Toby Melville<\/figcaption><p>(Reuters) &#8211; London\u2019s FTSE 100 edged higher on Thursday, boosted by gains in heavyweight mining stocks, while shares of Entain rose after its quarterly online net revenue leapt by 33%.<\/p>\n<p>The blue-chip index rose 0.3%, with the British gambling group adding 1.5% even as a drop in total net gaming revenue for the first quarter outweighed a bump in online betting during coronavirus lockdowns.<\/p>\n<p>Miners added 1%, providing the biggest boost to the index as they tracked higher metal prices.<\/p>\n<p>The domestically focussed mid-cap FTSE 250 index also gained 0.3%, hitting a record high.<\/p>\n<p>Among other stocks, home improvement retailer Kingfisher advanced 1.9% after Citigroup upgraded the stock to \u201cneutral\u201d from \u201csell\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reuters.com\/article\/britain-stocks\/ftse-100-rises-on-miners-boost-midcaps-hit-record-high-idUSL4N2M81JO\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Read Full Article<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. 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