FTSE 100 up 0.12% or 8.43 points to 7,047.73
And the FTSE 250 index is up 0.39 per cent or 86.78 points to 22,472.68.
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Ambrose Crofton, Global Market Strategist at J.P. Morgan Asset Management, said: '
Today’s MPC decision to keep policy unchanged comes as no surprise as the economic recovery is still in its early days and monetary policy has already been somewhat prescribed for the coming months.
'The Bank did acknowledge that the economic outlook had improved markedly since its February forecast round, raising its forecasts for growth.
'Indeed, the punchy cocktail of a reopening economy and excess consumer savings means that the UK economy should be set for a party for the remainder of the year.