Britain's FTSE 100 was little changed on Thursday as weakness in precious metal miners offset gains in energy shares after higher oil prices, while earnings and the ECB's policy decision remained in focus.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 index (.FTSE) fell 0.04% to 10,712.83 points by 1050 GMT, while the midcap FTSE 250 (.FTMC) slipped 0.3%.
