The FTSE 100 closed up 11.13 points, 0.1%, at 10,443.47.

The FTSE 100 Index is up 101.79 points or 0.99% today to 10432.34

Investors in London were also digesting better-than-forecast UK inflation figures.

The FTSE 100 closed up 11.13 points, 0.1%, at 10,443.47.

Stocks gained encouragement from lower oil prices as investors weighed the latest developments in the Middle East.

The FTSE 100 Index is up 270.89 points or 2.66% this week to 10466.26

UK's FTSE 100 index is poised to end a losing streak, buoyed by softer inflation and rising unemployment data that eases pressure for a Bank of England rate hike. Retail sales saw…