UK's FTSE 100 gains as energy and miners rise

Britain's ‌blue-chip ​FTSE 100 gained on Wednesday as rising oil and gold prices lifted energy and mining shares, while investors assessed fresh economic forecasts and ‌the outlook for Bank of England interest rates.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 0.3% to 10,786.78 points by 1141 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 climbed 0.3%.