A confident Wall Street gives Footsie helpful boost

THE London market had a robust end to the week yesterday, after being boosted

By the close of trading the FTSE 100 Index was up 48.5 points at 3889.9, and regaining nearly all its morning losses when it jumped to 3893.3.

Early gains from oil and banking stocks initially gave the market a boost but shares lost their sparkle in early afternoon. However, a good start on Wall Street gave London a leg up in the last few hours of trading.