The FTSE 100 outperformed European peers on Thursday supported by gains in engineering stocks which helped offset weak miners.
The FTSE 100 closed up 56.32 points, 0.5%, at 10,572.24. The FTSE 250 ended up 253.44 points, 1.1%, at 23,715.83, and the AIM All-Share rose 0.44 of a point, 0.1%, at 766.18.