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FTSE 250 movers: Quilter gains; Royal Mail retreats
London’s FTSE 250 was up 1% at 21,743. 24 in afternoon trade on Thursday.
US manufacturing PMI hits highest level since 1983 in March
Manufacturing sector activity surprised sharply to the upside in March, accelerating at its quickest pace in almost four decades.
Initial weekly US jobless claims jump unexpectedly
The number of Americans filing jobless claims for the first time rose unexpectedly during the preceding week.
US open: S&P 500 crosses 4,000 point barrier for the first time
Wall Street stocks were in the green early on Thursday, with the S&P 500 breaking above 4,000 for the first time in its history ahead of the Good Friday long weekend.
US pre-open: Stocks called to open higher after Biden lays out infrastructure plan
Wall Street futures were pointing to a mostly positive open before the bell on Thursday ahead of the Good Friday long weekend.
Pfizer-BioNTech Covid-19 vaccine 100% effective against South African variant
Updated trials results confirmed the high efficacy of the Covid-19 shot developed by Pfizer and BioNTech, including against the new strain of the virus first detected in South Africa, which is known as B1351.
US close: Markets mixed, Biden details $2trn infrastructure plan
Wall Street trading finished in a mixed state on Wednesday, with markets closing not long before president Joe Biden took the wraps off his $2trn infrastructure spending plan.