Hopes for coronavirus treatment, surging bank shares lift FTSE 100

(Reuters) - UK shares jumped on Wednesday as encouraging news on a potential COVID-19 treatment and a surge in shares of lenders Barclays and Standard Chartered following results added to a strong rally in equities this month.The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed 2.6% higher, while the domestically-oriented midcap stocks gained 3.3%.UK shares are on course to end April with solid gains, recouping more than a third of the losses since the market rout began in February as the coronavirus crisis spread...