FTSE 100 Live: London index breaks new highs as oil and gold bounce, Japan and French stocks in focus

FTSE 100 up 18 points at 9,509 A new record high set above 9,500 France’s CAC 40 index plunges after another PM resigns Gold price surges past $3,900 Oil prices rebound from 4-month low 12.48pm: US futures up, FTSE breaking new ground The main US stocks index futures are all in green, helped by a massive 24% jump from AMD in premarket trading. Nasdaq 100 futures are leading the…