FTSE 100 rises after BoE's new rescue measures, midcaps stuck in the red
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(Reuters) - Britain's top shares ended a volatile session higher on Thursday after the Bank of England cut interest rates to a record low and ramped up its bond-buying programme in a bid to rescue the economy from the coronavirus crisis.After wild swings earlier in the day, the blue-chip FTSE 100 rose 1.4%, with big dollar earners such as Diageo , Royal Dutch Shell and AstraZeneca providing the biggest boost, even as the pound recovered from a 35-year low. [GBP/]The central bank cut interest..