Manufacturers take lion’s share of FTSE in 2010

Posted on 4 Jan 2011 by The Manufacturer

Manufacturing and engineering companies were some of the main drivers of growth in the London Stock Exchange’s indices in 2010.

The FTSE-100 and FTSE-250, which together comprise the UK’s largest 350 listed companies across all sectors, were up 12% and 24% respectively over the course of last year. Of Britain’s best known engineering companies, GKN – which was promoted to the first tier from the second after a six year absence – was up 82.3%,…

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