Last week was marked by a breakthrough of the British FTSE 100 Index that set a new record-high on Friday, 20 March, rising above 7,000 points for the first time in the entire history of this index. Earlier, FTSE 100 already approached 7,000 points, in particular, in December 1999 – before the “dotcoms bubble” burst out, and in October 2007 – before the beginning of the global financial and economic crisis.

Financial markets survey 24.03.2015