Stocks recover from shock of 2020 as vaccines allow economies to reopen and stimulus packages boost growth
The FTSE 100 has recorded its best year since 2016, as UK stocks recovered from the pandemic shock of 2020.
London’s leading index of blue-chip shares rallied by 14.3% during 2021, a year after falling 14.3% in its worst drop since the 2008 financial crisis. It closed at 7384 points on Friday, having started the year at 6460 points.
