Healthcare stocks, recovery optimism push FTSE 100 higher By Reuters
By Shivani Kumaresan (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 rose on Friday, clocking a second straight weekly rise, led by gains in healthcare stocks as investors remained optimistic of a vaccine-led economic recovery even as data showed the UK economy shrank by a record 9.9% last year. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 0.9%, with healthcare and financial stocks, mainly AstraZeneca (NASDAQ:AZN) Plc,...
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