The FTSE 250 ended up 82.33 points, 0.3%, at 24,079.14, while the AIM All-Share closed up 3.05 points, 0.4%, at 764.90. In London, the Bank of England (BoE) left interest rates unchanged in a split vote as it weighs the impact on inflation from the Middle East crisis. The BoE's Monetary Policy Committee voted 6-3 to leave bank rate at 3.75%. "We took a decision today to leave bank rate unchanged, and that is the relevant conclusion." Kathleen Brooks, research director at XTB, noted that although there was an increase in the number of members voting for a rate hike this month, financial markets are trimming expectations for a rate hike in September.