UK stocks advance on banking-sector strength

(Corrects day in paragraph 1 to Monday from Thursday) Oct ​12 - Britain's FTSE 100 inched ​up on Monday, with financial stocks ‌providing support ​ahead of key US inflation data and UK GDP figures this week that could offer fresh insight into the economic ‌outlook.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 0.58% to 10,614.30 points by 1044 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 climbed 0.21%.