FTSE 100: 7,473.01, up 0.05% at 1440 GMT.
Markets were flat in London on a half-day of pre-Christmas trade. There was next-to-no corporate news to drive sentiment.
Anglo American and Rio Tinto gained on higher gold prices.
FTSE 100 – Risers
Smith (DS) (SMDS) 324.50p 1.72%
Pershing Square Holdings Ltd NPV (PSH) 2,890.00p 1.58%
Centrica (CNA) 96.72p 1.55%
Prudential (PRU) 1,116.50p 1.55%
Anglo American (AAL) 3,249.50p 1.42%
Admiral Group (ADM) 2,100.00p 1.35%
Spirax-Sarco Engineering (SPX) 10,680.00p 1.28%
Airtel Africa (AAF) 112.80p 1.26%
Rio Tinto (RIO) 5,808.00p 1.20%
Associated British Foods (ABF) 1,587.00p 1.18%
FTSE 100 – Fallers
Pearson (PSON) 935.60p -0.85%
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) 7,118.00p -0.81%
National Grid (NG.) 989.60p -0.80%
B&M European Value Retail S.A. (DI) (BME) 408.80p -0.80%
BAE Systems (BA.) 855.00p -0.77%
Frasers Group (FRAS) 728.00p -0.75%
Burberry Group (BRBY) 2,004.00p -0.69%
Auto Trader Group (AUTO) 518.20p -0.69%
InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 4,728.00p -0.65%
AstraZeneca (AZN) 11,230.00p -0.60%
