London's FTSE 100 climbs over 1% as firmer gold prices boost miners

Britain's FTSE 100 closed more ​than 1% higher on Monday as lower ​oil prices helped ease inflation worries ‌and rising ​gold prices lifted the stocks of precious metal miners, while investors assessed the UK's latest jobs report.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose ‌1.02% to 10,782.87 points, while the midcap FTSE 250 was up 0.8%.