An opening slide on Wall Street has failed to curb enthusiasm in London, despite increasing jitters in Asia that the Chinese stock market is heading into bubble territory.
Market Forces blog
Banking rally puts FTSE back on its feet
Rallying financial stocks and a slew of corporate results have helped the FTSE 100 index shrug off Tuesday's falls with traders jumping back into the market
Market Forces blog
FTSE squeezes out gains for 10-day winning streak
Dire economic news may have taken the City's economists by surprise, but equity traders dug in their heels and refused to be shocked into selling mode
March 2008
Schroders profits up 35%
UK fund firm reports higher-than-expected 2007 profits