FTSE shy of 6,000

This puts the biggest listed companies just shy of the key 6,000 points level last seen in the hey-day of the dot.com boom. The broader FTSE All Share hit another 52-week high of 3,032.12 after adding another 1.74 points today. However, the All Share still remains some 230 points below its last peak in September 2000. The techMARK index closed up 7.01 points at 1,490.59, but remains well off its March 2000 peak of 5,743 – and does not look likely to regain those levels anytime soon. Partygaming led the FTSE losers, shedding 2.25p to 127.5p. WPP dropped 11p to 683.5p, while Interna...