FTSE 100 up early as easyJet, ITV news lift London shares
London shares gained Monday, though the real action was in deal speculation more than the FTSE 100 itself. The London Stock Exchange ran its usual 0800-1630 BST hours, and the FTSE 100 moved up. Bids in the takeover space and aerospace stocks lifted the index, even as UK activity data stayed weak. FTSE 100 rose 34.71 points, or 0.33%, to 10,713.74, according to LSEG data published on Investors Chronicle, with at least a 15-minute delay as of 0947 BST. The FTSE 250 added 51.81 points, or 0.22%, to 23,590.61 at the same time. The blue-chip index is still about 2% under its 52-week high, while the mid-cap index trails its own high by about 6.1%. That difference is one reason
