FTSE 100 at new high as banks offset weak gold and US-China talks hailed

Markets were given a lift by productive trade talks between China and the US (Alamy/PA) -

The FTSE 100 edged upwards on Monday, notching another record close, ahead of a week dominated by central bank meetings and tech earnings.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 8.20 points, or 0.1%, at 9,653.82. It had earlier set a new intra-day high of 9,672.74.