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The FTSE 100 climbed to another fresh peak on Wednesday, powered by gains in electricity generator SSE and gold miners as the precious metal rose once more.
The FTSE 100 index closed up 11.82 points, or 0.1%, at 9,911.42, a record closing peak. It had earlier set a new intra-day best of 9,930.09.
The FTSE 250 ended 14.56 points lower, or 0.1%, at 22,135.32, and the AIM All-Share climbed 3.92 points, 0.5%, at 763.16.
In London, sterling took the brunt of some political to-and-fro as Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer denied authorising briefings against potential challengers.
Health Secretary Wes Streeting was earlier forced to deny speculation about a possible coup,
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