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FX round-up: Underwhelmed sterling limps higher as PM May inks DUP deal
Sterling limped a little higher against the dollar and euro as PM Theresa May's Tories finally inked some kind of government-forming deal with Northern Ireland's DUP.
London close: FTSE higher as PM fashions DUP deal from election flotsam
London shares closed higher after PM Theresa May crafted a confidence and supply deal with Northern Ireland's DUP from the flotsam and jetsam of her general election humiliation.
Arconic shares hit by report it produced Grenfell cladding material
Arconic shares dropped 6% in early trade after the New York Times reported the company produced the material used for the cladding of the Grenfell Tower.
UK says resident EU citizens will need to apply for ID card after Brexit
The three million European Union citizens living in the UK will have to apply for an identity card to remain in the country after Brexit, according to proposals published by the Home Office on Monday.
US Supreme Court partially lifts Trump travel ban
President Donald Trump has had his travel ban partially reinstated by the US Supreme Court, which will take a final decision on the controversial policy in October.
Commodities: Crude casts off early gains to be firmly down this afternoon
Crude oil cast away its morning gains to be firmly south as bears again made their presence known in a market deeply uneasy about its chronic global supply overhang.
UK's May agrees £2.5bn NIreland support package in return for 10 DUP votes
Embattled UK Prime Minister Theresa May on Monday agreed a £1. 5bn financial package for Northern Ireland in return for the 10 parliamentary votes of the region's hard right Democratic Unionist Party to help prop up her minority government.
Turkish troops head to Qatar as diplomatic row deepens
Qatar is reportedly set to welcome up to 1,000 Turkish troops as the diplomatic row engulfing the state worsens.