FTSE 100 Live 20 February: Spending surge and record surplus boost UK outlook, index higher

Retail sales figures and the largest surplus on the UK’s public finances since records began in 1993 today provided a boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves.

FTSE 100 Live 20 February: Spending surge and record surplus boost UK outlook, index higher

Retail sales figures and the largest surplus on the UK’s public finances since records began in 1993 today provided a boost to Chancellor Rachel Reeves.