FTSE 100 perks up despite poor PMI prints
Stocks in London held firm at the close on Monday, while the euro ebbed amid a slew of weak purchasing managers' index prints.
The FTSE 100 index closed up 29.72 points, or 0.4%, at 8,259.71. The FTSE 250 ended up 13.28 points, or 0.1%, at 20,8451.82, but the AIM All-Share closed down 1.30 points, 0.2%, at 744.32.
The Cboe UK 100 ended up 0.2% at 825.65, the Cboe UK 250 down slightly at 18,356....