Share Talk Weekly Stock Market News Review: FTSE 100 Closes Up 1.06%; Small-Cap Mining News Roundup

The FTSE 100 closed up 1.06% at 10,552.05 points on Friday, while the FTSE 250 rose 1.13% to 24,213.78 points, following a volatile week driven by oil prices, inflation concerns and rising government borrowing costs. The AIM All-Share Index fell 0.8% for the week, underperforming the FTSE 100. Mkango’s HyProMag rare earth magnet recycling plant in Germany received EU Strategic Project recognition, and Panther Metals raised £2.22 million through a Canadian flow-through financing.