London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, underpinned by surging oil prices.
At 0820 BST, the FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 7,676.69.
Over the weekend, OPEC+ unexpectedly announced it would cut output by 1.1m barrels a day from next month, sending oil prices surging. Brent crude rose 5.6% to $84.12 a barrel, while West Texas Intermediate was 5.3% firmer at $79.69.
Richard Hunter, head of markets at Interactive Investor, said: “Markets in the UK opened the new quarter on the front foot, with the spike in the oil price boosting the shares of BP and Shell, in turn adding several points to the FTSE 100 given the size of the index’s exposure to the oil and gas sector…”
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