The FTSE 100 Index Closes 0.69% Higher

The FTSE 100 Index went up by 74 points or 0.69 percent on Wednesday to close at 10826 points. The rise was led by Polar Capital Holdings (4.82%), Computacenter (3.70%) and Spirax-Sarco Engineering (2.92%). On the downside, the weakerst performers were JD Sports Fashion (-2.62%), Babcock International (-1.88%) and GlaxoSmithKline (-1.63%).