The FTSE 100 index closed up 24.37 points, 0.3%, at 8,785.33. The FTSE 250 was 116.90 points higher, 0.5%, at 21,743.16, while the AIM All-Share added 2.29 points, 0.3%, at 772.94.

The loan is provided by Gibraltar-registered private investment firm, Prime Resources Ltd, with a 12-month term from March 25 this year. Tower Resources noted that it is convertible into ordinary ...