FTSE 100 Closes Up 0.26% as Shell Lifts Energy Stocks
The FTSE 100 closed up 0.26% at 10,722.07 points as Shell profit growth lifted energy stocks.
London’s FTSE 100 rose on Thursday as strong profit growth at Shell lifted energy stocks, while upbeat US economic data did little to alter bets on interest rate hikes.The blue-chip FTSE 100 index CURRENCYCOM:UK100 closed up 0.26% at 10,722.07 points, while the midcap FTSE 250 FTSE:MCX climbed 0.14…