British FTSE 100 traded higher on Monday as Barclays rebounded from Friday's slump and data showed UK manufacturing PMI climbed to 48.6 instead of predicted 46.6. Barclays rallied 3.4% as its chairman Marcus Agius resigned after the lender was charged USD 455 million for manipulating interest rates. Other financials also appreciated with SBC Holdings adding 0.9% and Standard Chartered soaring 1.4%. The index jumped 1% last week after EU leaders found consensus on Spanish debt. At the moment of writing FTSE 100 trades 0.5% up at 5,601.