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Italy experiences sharp drop in daily rate of new infections
The number of new Covid-19 infections and of fatalities continued to fall back at the start of the week.
Europe close: Stocks start the week on a positive note
Stocks on the Continent finished mostly higher at the start of the week, helped by news of slower rates of increase in the number of fatalities and infections in Italy and Spain and a positive start to the trading day on Wall Street.
FTSE 250 movers: Hammerson plumbs another 52-week low, Cranswick wanted
Hammerson cratered after the shopping centre owner pulled its final dividend and guidance as government lockdowns forced many of its tenants to shutter their stores, leaving the company with a nearly two-thirds decline in quarterly rents.
FTSE 100 movers: Defensives lead, alongside Big Oil
Defensives lent their weight to Monday's move to the upside, even as investor sentiment was buoyed by Wall Street's ability seeming ability to avoid its now customary stumble at the start of the week.
Europe midday: Stocks trade on mixed note as Brent drops after lockdown extensions
Stocks on the Continent were trading on a mixed note at the start of the week, helped by news of slower rates of fatalities and infections in Italy and Spain and a positive start to the trading day on Wall Street.