FTSE 100 live: London index pulls further away from record 8,000 point threshold as British Gas owner surges

London’s FTSE 100 scaled further above the 8,000 point mark today driven by investors piling into British Gas owner Centrica after it posted record profits of more than £3bn last year. The capital’s premier index jumped 0.32 per cent to 8,023.53 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the [...]