The stock market responded positively to the news, with the main share index jumping nearly 6 percent.
An extra £2 billion flooded into the market as the top 100 share index rose by over 13 points.
The FT 30 share index finished 8.4 points lower at 1,857.8.
The volatility of the broad share indices would remain muted.
The city welcomed the figures and the one hundred share index rose by twenty seven points.
Other major share indexes also set records for the second consecutive day.
London's leading share index posted some of its biggest gains during the 2008 stock market turmoil.
The FT 30 share index ended 0.3 points up at 1,818.0.
The FT 30 share index finished 34.9 points down at 1,822.9.
BG Group was one of the few stocks that helped drag the leading share index higher.
