Blue-chip shares push ahead in London
Blue-chip shares pushed ahead today as a subdued session on the London market ended on a more festive note.
For most of the day the FTSE 100 Index was stuck in a narrow trading range as the City wound down for Christmas.
Low volumes and a dearth of corporate news dominated, and official figures showing the UK economy had grown faster than first thought in the third-quarter had little impact.
Traders were also expecting Wall Street to fall when US markets opened.
But while the Dow Jones Industrial Average got off to a quiet start, it stayed in positive territory and that helped lift London.
