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Tory election victory provides market rocket fuel

Google FinanceDavid Cameron's Conservative Party beat the polling odds to win a majority in the House of Commons today and the City of London loved it.The FTSE 100 opened up over 2% on early signs that the Tory's would remain in power and the index has managed to hold on to the gains throughout the day.The FTSE 250 also surged a record new high of 18158.62. NOW WATCH: Apple sneaked in an annoying new feature in its latest iPhone iOS update - but there's also an upside if (typeof RunFunctions === 'undefined') { var RunFunctions = []; } RunFunctions.push(function() { var ooyalapopvideo = OO.Player.create('ooyalaplayer_popvideo', '1lNXIwdDpL971hXnjojOrnEC3peyfh7O',{ autoplay: 'false' }); }); Please enable Javascript to watch this video (function() { function createPlayer() { OO.ready(function() { RunFunctions.forEach(function(ooyalaFunction) { ooyalaFunction(); }); RunFunctions = [];}); } createPlayer(); }());

Google FinanceDavid Cameron's Conservative Party beat the polling odds to win a majority in the House of Commons today and the City of London loved it. The FTSE 100 opened up over 2% on early signs that the Tory's would remain in power and the index has managed to hold on to the gains throughout the day.

Tory election victory provides market rocket fuel

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