Gold prices gave up early gains on Thursday, slipping back below $3,330 as momentum faded into the evening session. By 19:00 GMT, spot gold was trading at $3,317.45 an ounce. The yellow metal remains ...

The FTSE 100 rose 1.2% to close at 8,975.66, having earlier hit an all-time intraday high of 8,979.41. The FTSE 250 ended 0.6% higher at 21,694.70, and the AIM All-Share gained 0.4% to 773.13.