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FTSE 100 continues to rise
15 October 2008
The FTSE 100 share index continued to rise yesterday although bank shares continued to struggle.
The FTSE 100 rose 3.2% following on from its rise of 8.3% the day before. The government bank bail-out helped the market however it did not spell success for the banks that received the money.
Barclays who was not helped by the government was the biggest winner and saw its share value rise by 14.5%. HBOS shares fell by 13% at one point and finished at 5% down. Lloyds dropped 6.6% and RBS fell by 3.96%.
