The FTSE 100 index closed up 25.79 points, 0.3%, at 8,689.59. The FTSE 250 rose 57.99 points, 0.3%, at 20,039.20, and the AIM All-Share climbed 0.37 of a point, 0.1%, at 693.81.

(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London opened in the green on Wednesday following a cool UK inflation reading, as investors gear up for potential budget cuts in Chancellor Rachel Reeves' looming ...