The biggest riser at the close of trading was International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG.L), having ended the day as it began.

The airline group saw share price rise by 4.5 per cent to 229.6p after reports of lower oil prices and a recommendation from UBS.

Arm Holdings (ARM.L), the microchip manufacturer, added 3.4 per cent to 625.5p. It saw share price rise after announcing a new licensing agreement with LG Electronics

Essar Energy (ESSR.L) increased by 3 per cent to 453.2p, while Tesco (TSCO.L) rose by 2.9 per cent to 406.7p. Aggreko (AGGK.L) was also among the top rising stocks at the close of trading, rising by 2.6 per cent to 1,710p.

The biggest faller was Randgold Resources (RRS.L) was the biggest faller, dropping 2.1 per cent to 5,195p.

Elsewhere, tour operator TUI Travel (TT.L) fell 1.2 per cent to 236.1p and Cairn Energy dropped 1.1 per cent to 449.8p. Anglo American (AAL.L) dropped 1 per cent to 3,132p and Reckitt Benckiser (RB.L) dropped  0.9 per cent to 3,261p.

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