The FTSE 100 closed higher on Thursday as bond yields cooled and data showed that UK services activity grew at its fastest pace in four months in August.
The FTSE 100 index closed up 75.07 points, 0.7%, at 10,831.52. The FTSE 250 ended up 172.07 points, 0.7%, at 24,496.13, and the AIM all-share closed up 9.80 points, 1.2%, at 799.81.