Segro bid boosts FTSE 100 as gold and oil sink

The FTSE 100 closed up 32.78 points, 0.3%, at 10,461.63 (Jonathan Brady/PA) - (PA Wire)

The FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday as gains in property stocks and housebuilders offset a slump in mining stocks as metals prices fell.

The FTSE 100 closed up 32.78 points, 0.3%, at 10,461.63. The FTSE 250 ended up 175.05 points, 0.8%, at 23,101.52, but the AIM All-Share fell 5.22 points, 0.7%, to 777.37.