FTSE 100 today: Stocks ends 1% higher helped by rally in miners and easing oil
British stocks finished more than 1% higher on Friday, breaking a two-day decline streak. Miners and metals prices drove the surge, as did the U.S. president's decision not to attack Iran before the midterm elections. The FTSE 100 closed at 10,552.05, while Germany's DAX increased by 1.17% and France's CAC 40 rose 0.85%. Sterling dipped 0.17% to $1.3208.
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