London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as investors eyed the latest reading on the UK services and manufacturing sectors, with Sainsbury’s lifted by takeover speculation.
At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.7% firmer at 7,136.65.
On the macro front, Markit‘s services and manufacturing PMIs for August are due at 0930 BST.
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