London's financial markets experienced a mixed trading day on Monday, with the FTSE 100 and FTSE 250 indices closing in positive territory after spending much of the session in the red.
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London stocks were still firmly in the red by midday on Friday as investors mulled the latest UK construction data and eyed the release of the US non-farm payrolls report.
London stocks had fallen into the red by midday on Wednesday on the 40th anniversary of the launch of the FTSE 100, with investors jittery amid escalating tensions in the Middle East and ahead of the latest Fed minutes.