European stocks jumped
European stocks started the week with a bang on Monday, with all major indices trading in the green.
The UK's FTSE 100 jumped 1.47% to 6037.73 points, shrugging off the concerns over Brexit that hammered the pound to a seven-year low against the dollar.
Miners led the way, with Glencore and Anglo American both posting double-digit gains, while oil jumped 5% on reports that US production is set to slow.
Here's the FTSE chart:
And here's the pound:
Here's the leaderboard for the rest of the continent:
- Germany's DAX 30 - up 1.94%
- Spain's IBEX 35 - up 2.28%
- Eurostoxx 50 - up 2.43%
- Italy's FTSE MIB - up 3.39%