Market outlook positive, as FTSE 100 breaks 6,000 mark

As the FTSE 100 broke through the 6,000 mark for the first time in five years in April, many investors remain positive on the UK. Ray Milne, managing director of Halifax Financial Services, says: "The stock market has endured a turbulent time over the past five years, but it is encouraging to see the FTSE 100 has risen past the 6,000 mark once again. Since the start of 2006, the total shareholder return of the FTSE 100 is 6%, a healthy return for a three-month period." Dean Cheeseman, co manager for the Greater Europe fund at Forsyth Partners, believes a target of 6,500 for the FTSE 10...