UK Evening Wrap: FTSE Creeps Toward Record as Russia Threatens Factories

The FTSE 100 climbed 0.18% to 10,875 on Tuesday, notching its fifth straight day of gains and inching closer to its all-time intraday peak of 10,989 set in late July. Miners led the charge, with Glencore up 7.4% over the past five days and Fresnillo soaring 10%, as investors sought refuge from tech turbulence ahead of Nvidia's Wednesday earnings report. Analysts say London's relative insulation from AI-heavy sectors is its...