London stocks mixed as investors assess hung French parliament
The FTSE 100 index edged down by 0.13%, closing at 8,193.49 points, while the FTSE 250 showed a slight gain of 0.06% to end at 20,798.32 points. In currency markets, sterling was last up 0.05% on the dollar to trade at $1.2821, while it advanced 0.14% …