FTSE 100 ends up as Healey pledges fiscal control

Stock prices in London closed higher on Tuesday, as the new Chancellor John Healey reiterated his commitment to fiscal discipline, and defence stocks climbed.The FTSE 100 index closed up 61.15 points, 0.6%, at 10,585.91. The FTSE 250 ended up 211.69 points, 0.9%, at 23,752.40, and the AIM all-share closed up 8.24 points, 1.1%, at 766.13.In European equities on Tuesday, the CAC 40 in Paris closed up 0.3%, while the DAX 40 in Frankfurt ended 0.7% higher.The pound fell to 1.3375 US dollars on Tuesday afternoon from 1.3418 dollars at the equities close on Monday. Against the euro, sterling was lower at 1.1720 euros from 1.1755 euros a day prior.The euro stood lower at 1.1408 dollars from 1.1441 dollars. Against the yen, the dollar was trading higher at 162.97 yen compared to 162.56 yen.Prime M