The FTSE 100 struggled for direction on Thursday, closing little changed, with miners and oil stocks providing support and balancing a hefty fall in JD Sports Fashion after a profit warning.
The FTSE 100 index closed up just 4.81 points at 10,748.16. The FTSE 250 ended down 134.86 points, 0.6%, at 24,508.66, and the AIM All-Share closed up 2.55 points, 0.3%, at 804.09.