UK’s exporter-heavy FTSE 100 jumped to a seven-month high on Tuesday as oil stocks rallied, with majors Shell and BP putting the broader energy sector on track for its biggest single day jump in six weeks.
The blue chip FTSE 100 rose 2.2%, the more domestically-focussed FTSE 250 midcaps gained 2.0% to a more than three week high, while the energy sub index rose 4%.
The pan-European STOXX 600 continued Monday’s gains, up 1.8%.
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