Miners prosper as FTSE 100 makes steady progress
The FTSE 100 recouped some of Friday’s losses, while gold soared once more, as President Donald Trump dialled down his rhetoric in the trade spat between the US and China.
On the FTSE 100, gold miners Fresnillo and Endeavour Mining leapt 9.1% and 11% respectively.
The FTSE 100 index closed up 15.40 points, 0.2%, at 9,442.87. The FTSE 250 ended 262.48 points higher, 1.2%, at 22,064.32, and the AIM All-Share rose 6.14 points, 0.8%, to 792.47.
In European equities on Monday, the CAC 40 in Paris closed up 0.2%, while the DAX 40 in Frankfurt ended up 0.6%.
Author summary: Miners prosper as FTSE 100 rises.