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* FTSE 100 up 0.4%, FTSE 250 adds 0.5%
Aug 10 (Reuters) - London-listed shares rose on Monday as
data showing China's factory deflation slowed in July brewed
optimism around a post-pandemic economic rebound, while energy
stocks tracked a jump in oil prices.
The commodity-heavy FTSE 100 .FTSE was up 0.4%, with BP
Plc BP.L and Royal Dutch Shell Plc RDSa.L the biggest boosts
as oil rose 1%. O/R
The mid-cap FTSE 250 .FTMC gained 0.5%, led by industrial,
consumer discretionary and financial stocks.
Fashion retailer Superdry SDRY.L jumped 8.6% after
agreeing a new 70 million pound ($91.5 million) lending facility
to get it through the coronavirus crisis. Outsourcing group Capita Plc CPI.L rose 1.9% as it said it
had received an extension to its contract with Transport for
London (TfL) from October 2021 to October 2026 for 355 million
pounds ($464 million).