London stocks rose in early trade on Monday, taking their cue from a record close on Wall street and an upbeat session in Asia, but Barclays bucked the trend as chief executive Jes Staley stepped down.
At 0845 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% At 7,264.84.
BT was the standout gainer on the FTSE 100 following a report it will this week assert that its cost-cutting programme is ahead of schedule, as it prepares to make thousands more redundancies and bolsters its defences against a potential bid from French billionaire and Altice owner Patrick Drahi.
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