LONDON MARKET CLOSE: FTSE 100 Shrugs Off Down Day For Miners And BP Tue, 2nd Feb 2021 16:57 (Alliance News) - The week's rally continued in London on Tuesday, with investors shrugging off a difficult day for miners and oil giant BP, as fears of the retail-Reddit volatility seen last week have dwindled. The FTSE 100 index closed up 50.23 points or 0.8%, at 6,516.65. The FTSE 250 ended up 297.59 points, or 1.5%, at 20,690.21. The AIM All-Share closed up 17.99 points, or 1.5%, at 1,188.96. The Cboe UK 100 ended up 0.8% at 648.08, the Cboe UK 250 closed up 1.6% at 18,246.36, and the Cboe Small Companies ended up 0.8% at 12,207.29. In Paris, the CAC 40 ended 1.9% higher, while the DAX 30 in Frankfurt added 1.3%.