The FTSE 100 struggled for direction on Monday, while the oil price rose reflecting tension between the US and Iran as the Middle East crisis flared once more.
The FTSE 100 closed up 1.00 point at 10,498.29. The FTSE 250 ended up 25.17 points, or 0.1%, at 23,396.58, while the AIM All-Share fell 2.68 points, 0.4%, to 761.14.