UK 100 Hits Fresh Record Highs Lifted by Oil Stocks and Next The FTSE is rising on Tuesday, extending gains from the previous session, and pushing decisively above 10,000 to a new record high, driven by strong performances in heavyweight energy stocks such as BP (LON:BP) and Shell (LON:SHEL) alongside miners, which are benefiting from a broad rally in metals. Even though oil prices are heading lower following the US government's ousting of Venezuelan President Maduro over the weekend, the move gives America ...