FTSE on the rise

Relief that China refrained from raising interest rates pushed the FTSE 100 Index to its highest level for a month today as miners surged ahead.

FTSE on the rise

Relief that China refrained from raising interest rates pushed the FTSE 100 Index to its highest level for a month today as miners surged ahead.

The Footsie rose 43.3 points to 5856.3 thanks to gains from the heavily-weighted mining sector after Beijing held off from lifting rates to curb inflation.

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