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Market buzz: Gains in Oil&gas, Autos offset by pound strength
1730:Close Stocks have finished the session just off their session lows, with the renewed weakness in Facebook shares on Wall Street having apparently unnerved what traders remained at their desks, coming as it did alongside another move higher in Sterling. Oil&Gas and Autos&Parts led to the upside, mimicking the broader sector action on the pan-European Stoxx 600, with the latter benefiting from Brent at 52-week highs and the latter from more positive remarks on trade Stateside.
Carillion more worried about bosses' paychecks than saving the business
Carillion was more focused on protecting directors' bonuses than on saving the collapsing business, MPs have found in an inquiry into the contractor's collapse.
Carles Puigdemont to appear in German court after night in prison
Former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont is set to face a German judge on Monday after his arrest on Sunday.
FX round-up: Pound jumps, BofA points out strong April seasonality
Sterling gained further ground against a backdrop of ongoing weakness in the US dollar, even as analysts flagged the prospect for further gains in April.
Bonds: Gilts buoyed by mortgage data, Italian bonds slip
These were the movements in some of the most widely-followed 10-year sovereign bond yields: US: 2. 84% (+3bp) UK: 1. 44% (-1bp) Germany: 0. 52% (-0bp) France: 0. 76% (-0bp) Italy: 1. 91% (+4bp) Spain: 1. 26% (-1bp) Portugal: 1. 72% (-0bp) Greece: 4. 43% (+5bp) Japan: 0. 02% (+0bp).
Commodities: Gold and cocoa higher, Chinese crude oil futures jump in market debut
Commodities drifted slightly lower at the start of the holiday-shortened week, despite ongoing weakness in the Greenback, although gold and cocoa extended their recent gains.
Europe close: Bounce in stocks hobbled by jump in euro
A small bounce in stocks, helped by more positive news on the international trade front, was snuffed out by the close, coinciding with weakness in the technology space across the Pond, even as traders kept an eye out for any further key headlines on the international trade and geopolitical fronts.
London close: Pound strength proves too much for stocks
A bout of late selling clipped the wings of London's top flight index, with deal-making and broker upgrades failing to offset the drag from currency gains and still visibly weak investor sentiment in the States.
Nobel Prize winning economist warns of economic crisis from 'showman' Trump's tariffs
The looming prospect of a trade war between the United States and China could spark a new economic crisis according to Nobel Prize winning economist Robert Shiller.
Federal Trade Commission launches probe into Facebook's privacy practices
The United States Federal Trade Commission announced on Monday that it was investigating social media giant Facebook's privacy practices after the recent Cambridge Analytica scandal where the data analytics firm has been accused of using personal information harvested from more than 50m Facebook profiles without permission, in order to better target US voters with personalised political advertisements based on a like-based psychological profile.
Polarean Imaging to float for late stage clinical trial funding
Medical technology company Polarean Imaging PLC announced on Monday that it intends to launch an £11m float on the AIM market.
US and EU expel Russian diplomats in response to Salisbury poisoning
The US has expelled 60 Russian diplomats and 12 European Union member states have coordinated a response against Moscow over the former spy poisoning in the UK.
Broker tips: Rolls Royce, Fresnillo, Centamin, Randgold, Royal Bank of Scotland
Analysts at Credit Suisse have marked-up their target price on shares of Rolls Royce on expectations for operating profits to almost triple over the next four years.
Nostra Terra gains permit Permain Basin well
Oil and gas exploration and development company Nostra Terra announced on Monday that it has gained drilling approval for one of its locations in the Permain Basin, Texas.
YouGov profits rocket on strong US and UK performances
AIM-quoted market research and data firm YouGov saw profits soar in the first half of its trading year thanks to a strong showing in the US and back home in the UK.
Speedy Hire expects profits to exceed previous forecasts
Rental equipment provider Speedy Hire has further reduced its hire fleet as part of its optimisation programme, improving return on capital, asset utilisation and profits in the process.
Director dealings: Experian director offloads more than 55,000 shares
Kerry Williams, chief operating officer of consumer credit reporting agency Experian, disposed of more than 55,000 ordinary shares in the Dublin-based firm on Monday, collecting a total of $913,099. 15 in the process.
Instem nets contract extension amid release of strong 2017 results
Drug research and development company Instem announced on Monday that it has secured a significant contract extension from a company using its SEND platform.
US open: Stocks bounce amid talks of back-channel talks between Washington and Beijing
Wall Street is bouncing back on the heels of more market-friendly remarks from top US administration officials on the global trade picture at the weekend.
Axel Springer takeS 11.5% stake in Purplebricks as agent warns on revenues
German publishing giant Axel Springer said it was spending £125m to take an 11. 5% stake in Purplebricks as the online estate agent warned full year revenues would be 5% below estimates.