FTSE 100 share index rose up by 0.6%

Media IN London, June 06, 2019, SPA

London’s FTSE 100 share index rose on Thursday as investors bet central banks would take action this year to head off a global recession, although gains were capped by several heavyweight stocks trading ex-dividend.

The FTSE 100 was up 0.6% and the mid-cap FTSE 250 had gained 0.3%, helped by double-digit gains for Peppa Pig-maker Entertainment One and Go-Ahead Group, which operates a quarter of London’s local buses and the Southeastern rail franchise, among others.