FTSE 100 Up 0.09%, WH Smith Chair

FTSE 100 rose 0.09% as GBP/USD fell 0.06% to 1.3237 amid focus on Trump’s Iran deadline.
UK new car registrations jumped about 6% in March, with battery electric vehicles reaching a record 23% share of total sales.
WH Smith announced Leo Quinn as Executive Chair after March 12 AGM, while Andrew Harrison left the board to become UK CEO.
European markets were mixed, with the DAX flat and France’s CAC 40 up 0.5%.