FTSE 100 hits 19-day high as investors bet on recovery

(Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 climbed for a third straight day on Tuesday as investors pinned their hopes on a speedy recovery from a coronavirus-fuelled recession, while several more UK firms took steps to shore up cash reserves to ride out the economic slump.The blue-chip FTSE 100 rose 0.7% to a two-and-a-half week high following its strongest finish in nearly two months on Monday that was powered by positive data from an early-stage trial of a coronavirus vaccine.The domestically focussed..