India, June 22 -- The UK stock market gained notable ground in positive territory on Monday thanks to impressive gains on mining and bank stocks. Investors, while closely following U.S.-Iran news, also assessed the political situation on the home front following the resignation of Prime Minister Keir Starmer.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 52.34 points or 0.51% at 10,415.61 a little over an hour past noon.
Fresnillo climbed 2.7%. IAG, Metlen Energy & Metals, Whitbread, Standard Life, Lloyds Banking Group, 3i Group, Barclays and Standard Chartered gained 2%-2.5%.
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