The UK’s FTSE 100 rose on Monday, extending gains for a seventh straight session, with miners and oil heavyweights boosting the resource-rich index, and shares of Network International surging on a buyout offer.
The blue-chip FTSE 100 (.FTSE) rose 0.5% as of 0814 GMT, hitting its highest level since March 9.
Energy stocks (.FTNMX601010) added 1.3% on steady crude prices, as investors eyed Chinese economic data for signs of demand recovery in the world’s second-largest oil consumer.
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