FTSE 100 closes on the front foot, with AstraZeneca the top riser
Footsie finished Friday ahead by around eight points, or 0.12%, at 6,969,
FTSE 100 closes around eight points higher
AstraZeneca top blue-chip riser
5.05pm: FTSE closes ahead
FTSE 100 closed on the front foot at the end of the trading week, with drugs giant and much-in-the-news COVID-19 vaccine producer AstraZeneca (LON:AZN) the top dog.
Footsie finished ahead by around eight points, or 0.12%, at 6,969, with the psychologically significant 7,000 level now coming back into view.
Over the week as a whole , the FTSE 100 added around 0.45%.
AstraZeneca shares closed up over 4% at 7,715p as traders welcomed an upbeat first quarterly results statement, which showed sales of US$7.3 billion, around 15% higher compared to the first quarter of 2020.