Pan-European Stoxx 600 closed 0.9 per cent higher, logging its 10th advance in the past 12 sessions
The blue-chip FTSE 100 smashed through the psychological 8,600 mark for the first time to close up 1 per cent at 8,646.88 points as investors cheered a healthy set of corporate updates, while a surge in precious metal miners also boosted the index.
The Iseq rose 0.8 per cent to 10,321.66, marking a record closing level, having peaked earlier in the session at a high of 10,367.57. Banks, which stand to make less net interest income in a declining rates environment, were mixed. Bank of Ireland lost 0.7 per cent to €9.75, while AIB edged 0.9 per cent higher to €5.73 and PTSB closed unchanged at €1.40.
There were some movements of Irish interest. Dublin-based, but London-listed Greencore jumped 2.6 per cent after reporting strong quarterly revenue growth. Technology stocks rose for the third-straight day, up 1.1 per cent as the sector continued to recover from a sell-off earlier in the week triggered by the emergence of Chinese firm DeepSeek’s cheaper AI model.
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