8th December 2011
The European Central Bank (ECB) has reduced its interest rates by 25 basis points leading to a surge in UK markets.
According to Proactive Investors, the FTSE 100 has risen by 0.2 per cent this afternoon (December 8th) to stand at 5,559 as of 14:37 GMT.
The ECB is now charging one per cent for all borrowings following this latest announcement, although some analysts had predicted a cut of as much as 50 basis points earlier this month.
It also announced requirements for long-term loans of up to 36 months to financial institutions are to be relaxed somewhat in a bid to improve stability in the marketplace.
"With so much focus on the EU Summit and the ECB decision today, the market is likely to be headline-driven with investors reacting to anything out of the euro region that might help them to gauge progress," commented chief market strategist at City Index Joshua Raymond.
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