Stocks rally ahead of UK Budget and interest rate calls

The FTSE 100 index ended up 76.97 points, 0.7%, at 10,767.33 (PA) - (PA Archive)

Stocks in London started the week on the front foot, ending Monday in the green, as investors looked ahead to the autumn Budget and a busy week of central bank interest rate calls.

In London, the FTSE 100 index ended up 76.97 points, 0.7%, at 10,767.33. The FTSE 250 ended 263.86 points higher, 1.1%, at 24,501.25, and the AIM all-share advanced 6.51 points, 0.9%, at 753.18.