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London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as investors mulled results from the likes of HSBC and Pearson, and looked ahead to a series of key central bank policy announcements this week.
London stocks finished in the red on Thursday dragged lower by losses in Standard Chartered following its third-quarter results, amid weakness on Wall Street.
London stocks were still in the red by midday on Thursday as investors eyed the latest policy announcement from the European Central Bank and US GDP data, with Standard Chartered under the cosh after third-quarter results.