London's top stock index reached a record high driven by strong earnings and BHP's 31 billion takeover bid for Anglo American, boosting mining shares and other firms like Barclays, AstraZeneca, and Unilever.
While European indices were down due to negative sentiment from US and Asian markets, the FTSE 100 stood out, climbing sharply despite sterling strength, following M&A activity and bucking the trend.
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