London's FTSE 100 was up 0.3% to 7,788.20 in afternoon trade on Friday, having hit a record intraday high of 7,790.96 earlier, led higher by engineer GKN. Shares in GKN surged after the company said it has rejected a bid proposal from Melrose and appointed Anne Stevens as chief executive, as it announced plans to separate its aerospace and automotive businesses. GKN confirmed that it received a bid from Melrose on Monday at 405p per share, comprising 80% in new Melrose shares and 20% in cash. ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...