FTSE opens 0.3% higher, oil rises on vaccine optimism | 8 February 2021
8 February 2021 | 08:43am StockMarketWire.com - UK stocks opened higher on Monday following rises on Asian exchanges and in the oil price, as a global Covid vaccine rollout gains momentum and US lawmakers close in on a stimulus deal. At 0824, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was up 18.61 points, or 0.3%, at 6,507.94. BP gained 0.9% to 254.25p and Shell was broadly flat at £13.448 after Brent crude prices hit $60 a barrel. Credit reporting company Experian reversed 1.4% to £26.01, despite stating there was no evidence its systems had been compromised following media reports about data illegally...
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