Stimulus hopes lift FTSE 100; financials, industrials gain By Reuters
By Sagarika Jaisinghani (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 rose on Monday, led by financial and industrials stocks, on bets that central banks would keep monetary policy loose amid signs of a sharp slowdown in the global economic rebound. The export-heavy FTSE 100 closed the session up 0.7%, with personal goods and industrial services stocks jumping 1.9% and 1.7%, respectively. The FTSE 100 had ended last week essentially flat as macroeconomic data suggested Britain's recovery from the pandemic lost more momentum in August, a trend that was mirrored across the Atlantic with a dismal U.S. jobs report....
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