FTSE 100 pushes higher as markets rally on cooling global tensions

London’s top flight closed 23.19 points higher at 7,598.12 at the end of trading on Thursday.

The FTSE 100 closed higher as geopolitical tensions cooled (Yui Mok/PA)

By Henry Saker-Clark, PA City Reporter

The global markets rallied again on Thursday as tensions between the US and Iran continued to soften.

Trading sentiment was increasingly bullish over the future for multinational stock after President Trump clarified on Wednesday evening that he wanted to avoid a full-on conflict.