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London close: FTSE ends up as banks rally; Brent tops $106 a barrel

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Monday 12 Oct 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose on Monday, with banks pacing the advance, as Brent crude topped $106 a barrel after another Houthi attack on a Saudi airport over the weekend and after Ukraine said Russia had violated the energy ceasefire declared by President Donald Trump.
The FTSE 100 closed up...

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