FTSE 100 up in quiet trading as defence stocks rise

The FTSE 100 index closed up 27.34 points, 0.3%, at 10,473.69 (PA) - (PA Wire)

Stock prices in London closed mixed on Monday after a day of thin trading due to a holiday in the US, while banking and defence stocks buoyed the blue-chip index.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 27.34 points, 0.3%, at 10,473.69. The FTSE 250 ended down 51.80 points, 0.2%, at 23,375.47, and the AIM all-share closed down 0.44 points, 0.1%, at 811.41.