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17 January 2023 10:19 (UTC +04:00)

Britain's blue-chip FTSE 100 closed higher on Monday, leaving it less than a percent below the record high it hit in 2018, on optimism over the global economy and signs that inflation is coming under control, APA-Economics reports citing livemint.com.

The FTSE 100 ended up 0.2% at 7,860.07, not far off its all-time high of 7,903.50 points hit in May 2018, while the mid-cap FTSE 250 added 0.7%.

Financial stocks were the top gainers, with Asia-focussed HSBC and Prudential up 0.8% and 2.5% respectively on hopes that China's rapid reopening from COVID lockdowns will boost the global economy.

At the close in Frankfurt, the DAX gained 0.31% to hit a new 6-months high, while the MDAX index added 0.72%, and the TecDAX index gained 0.54%. The best performers of the session on the DAX were Zalando SE (ETR:ZALG), which rose 4.20% or 1.79 points to trade at 44.38 at the close. Meanwhile, Vonovia SE (ETR:VNAn) added 3.66% or 0.99 points to end at 28.04 and Fresenius Medical Care KGAA ST (ETR:FMEG) was up 3.10% or 1.02 points to 33.94 in late trade.

At the close in Paris, the CAC 40 added 0.28% to hit a new 6-months high, while the SBF 120 index climbed 0.31%.

The best performers of the session on the CAC 40 were Carrefour SA (EPA:CARR), which rose 4.59% or 0.76 points to trade at 17.32 at the close. Meanwhile, Thales (EPA:TCFP) added 2.48% or 2.80 points to end at 115.65 and Veolia Environnement VE SA (EPA:VIE) was up 2.27% or 0.61 points to 27.47 in late trade.