London's FTSE 100 rises as financials, defence offset energy weakness

UK's FTSE ‌100 ​edged higher on Tuesday as heavyweight financial and defence stocks offset weakness in energy shares, while investors assessed hawkish comments from Bank of England ‌Deputy Governor Clare Lombardelli.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 0.2% to 10,811.28 points by 1033 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 was up 0.6%.