Index climbs close to pre-Covid level despite concerns over ‘hysterical’ investor behaviour

Shares in London have closed at their highest level since late February as investors ignored record Covid-19 deaths and warnings from a veteran City guru that an epic bubble of Wall Street crash proportions was bound to burst.

Stock markets around the world rose as optimism that mass vaccinations would ensure a rapid global economic recovery was strengthened by signs that the Democrats had won both vacant Senate seats in Georgia.

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