FTSE 100 LIVE: European stocks climb higher as Bank of England cuts interest rates to 4.75%
The FTSE 100 (^FTSE) and European stocks pushed higher on Thursday as the Bank of England (BoE) cut interest rates for the second time this year. Money markets were strongly betting — with a 90% probability of a quarter-point cut — that the benchmark rate will fall from its current level of 5% to 4.