FTSE 100 fails to break 5,300 barrier
The FTSE 100 failed to break the 5,300 barrier this week, rising just 0.38 per cent on Friday to end at 5,296.38.
The FTSE 100 bounced into February on Friday, surging 2.5 percent as merger activity heated up the mining sector and after the leading share index put to bed its worst ever January.