London, March 17 The London Stock Exchange closed the trading on Thursday with a 1.28% rise, partly due to the boom in mining and oil securities. The FTSE-100, the main index of UK capital, rose 93.66 points to 7,385.34 integers, while the secondary FTSE-250 gained 0.34%, 70.15 points, to 20,975.69 integers. At the close of the stock market, the pound lost 0.79% against the euro, at 1.1827 euros, and gained 0.25% against the US dollar, at $1,3170. On the London floor, sports betting company Entain saw an increase of 4.36%, while mining company Fresnillo rose 4.22%, packaging company Smurfit Kappa Group by 3.88%, technology company Halma by 3.43% and mining company Rio Tinto by 3.27%. Oil companies Shell and BP rose 3.25% and 2.05%, respectively. In contrast, distribution company Ocado Group led the losses, down 8.18%, mining company Polymetal International by 5.24%, investor M&G by 4.12%, NatWest group by 3.93% and postal company Royal Mail by 2.18%. CHIEF gx/ft