UK equities are trading flat after Friday's losses

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UK equities are trading slightly higher on Monday, rebounding after sharp drop on Friday. On Friday, lingering worries over Spanish bailout sent DAX Index 0.78% lower. Moreover, a fall in US equities and a drop in Japanese exports continued to weight on market sentiment. The FTSE 100 Index inched up by 0.07% to trade at 5,900.37. Six out of ten sectors within the index gained. The best-performers were financials and basic materials, climbing by 0.75% and 0.85%. Barclays, HSBC and Royal Bank of Scotland advanced by 1.62%, 0.52% and 1.32%, respectively. Among miners, Anglo American, BHP Billiton and Glencore International rose by 1.95%, 0.29% and 1.51%, respectively. At the same time, utilities and health care companies moved lower. Centrica and National Grid lost 1.15% and 0.71% while AstraZeneca shed 0.22%. Meanwhile, Aggreko dropped 1.68% despite reporting a 22% surge in revenues on Friday.

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