Blue-chip benchmark slips into the red but gold notches a new record
Stocks in London retreated on Friday, though ended the week as a whole higher, while gold notched a new record and sterling gained strength.
The FTSE 100 index closed down 35.94 points, 0.4%, at 8,311.41. The FTSE 250 ended down 45.25 points, 0.2%, at 21,048.91, and the AIM All-Share closed down 0.52 of a point, 0.1%, at 774.27.
For the week, the FTSE 100 ended 1.8% higher, the FTSE 250 gained...