London s FTSE 100 is called to open higher at the start of the week, while the pound climbed and gold hit another record high, with investors hopeful the Federal Reserve could soon cut US interest.
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Property investor British Land said it has struck a deal to sell its 50% stake in the Meadowhall Shopping Centre in Sheffield for GBP360 million as it continues to fine-tune its portfolio towards.
U.K. stocks advanced on Monday as higher commodity prices lifted mining and energy stocks. The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 19 points, or 0.2 percent, at 8,439 after losing 0.