Energy, mining stocks drag FTSE 100 lower on weak commodity prices By Reuters
(Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 fell on Monday, dragged down by heavyweight energy and mining stocks as concerns about commodity demand returned due to a rise in coronavirus infections. The blue-chip FTSE 100 slipped 0.3% with BP (LON:BP), Anglo American (LON:AAL), Glencore (LON:GLEN) and Royal Dutch Shell (LON:RDSa) being among the top drags. The domestically focussed mid-cap index fell 0.3%. Among stocks, Vecture gained 2.8% after tobacco company Philip Morris (NYSE:PM) raised its bid for the drugmaker to 165 pence ($2.29) per share. Deliveroo jumped 3.5% after its...
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