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(Reuters) -London’s FTSE 100 edged higher on Monday after posting its second straight weekly drop, while Cineworld Group gained following a strong weekend opening after a months-long lockdown in the UK.
FILE PHOTO: Signage is seen outside the entrance of the London Stock Exchange in London, Britain. Aug 23, 2018. REUTERS/Peter Nicholls
The blue-chip index rose 0.5% with consumer discretionary stocks, mainly Compass Group Plc, Flutter Entertainment and Entain rising between 2.2% and 2.7%.
Oil majors Royal Dutch Shell and BP were also among the biggest risers on the index, rising 9.8% and 4.2%, respectively. [O/R]
The domestically focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index advanced 0.4%. Cineworld rose 3.2% after the world’s second-largest cinema chain said its UK cinemas pulled in more people than expected, helped by Sony Pictures’ animated adventure comedy “Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway”. [nL3N2NB1NG]
CANADA STOCKS-TSX opens higher as energy stocks, retail sales rise Reuters 2 hrs ago
May 21 (Reuters) - Canada s main stock index rose at open on Friday, drawing support from energy stocks tracking a rise in crude oil prices as economic reopening raised summer demand hopes, while a rise in retail sales also lifted sentiment. At 09:31 a.m. ET (13:31 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange s S&P/TSX composite index was up 61.08 points, or 0.31%, at 19,604.03.
(Reporting by Shivani Kumaresan in Bengaluru; Editing by Vinay Dwivedi)
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May 20 (Reuters) - Canada’s main stock index opened slightly higher on Thursday, boosted by data showing the country added more jobs in April, while gains were limited by energy stocks tracking a fall in oil prices. At 09:31 a.m. ET (13:31 GMT), the Toronto Stock Exchange’s S&P/TSX composite index was up 12.3 points, or 0.06%, at 19,429.33.
Reporting by Shivani Kumaresan in Bengaluru; Editing by Sriraj Kalluvila
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