(Alliance News) – The FTSE 100 recorded another record high on Tuesday boosted by HSBC, while Wall Street made further gains ahead of key tech earnings and central bank meetings. The FTSE 100 index closed up 42.92 points, 0.4%, at 9,696.74, a new closing peak. It had earlier set a new intra-day high of 9,727.09. The FTSE 250 ended 27.36 points lower, 0.1%, at 22,484.12, and the AIM All-Share declined 1.61 points, 0.2%, at 770.79. The Cboe UK 100 ended up 0.5% at 968.97, the Cboe UK 250 closed 0.2% lower at 19,571.90, and the Cboe Small Companies edged down…