Britain’s blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose by 0.7 percent, with Scottish-based stocks such as Royal Bank of Scotland and utility SSE among the top-performers, rising by 3.2-3.3 percent respectively.

The FTSE, which had underperformed going into the Scottish vote this week, beat a 0.5 percent rise on Germany’s DAX and on France’s CAC.

The pan-European FTSEurofirst 300 index was up by 0.8 percent at 1,409.36 points.

“There’s a bit of a relief rally, now that the Scottish vote is over,” said Toby Campbell-Gray, head of trading at Tavira Securities.

The British pound rose sharply after the Scottish independence vote indicated Scotland would remain in the United Kingdom, while Wall Street’s overnight gains and Alibaba Group’s red-hot initial public offering underpinned Asian shares.

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