STOCKSHOTS of London's Canary Wharf financial district, exteriors of the London Stock Exchange and images of traders at work as London's FTSE 100 stocks index hits a record high, catching up with major global peers which have struck all-time peaks this year as inflation cools. The FTSE rose 0.6 percent to reach 8,072.88 points shortly after the open, surpassing a record 8,047.06 struck in February last year. The FTSE 100, comprising the likes of banking group HSBC, energy giant Shell and consumer goods multinational Unilever, has taken longer to reach a new summit amid UK economic concerns as the country heads into a general election this year. STOCKSHOTS of London's Canary Wharf financial district, exteriors of the London Stock Exchange and images of traders at work on the IG Group trading floor