"Sentiment has soured over the weekend"
- Jonathan Sudaria, a trader at Capital Spreads
U.K. stocks were mostly flat on Monday.
The benchmark FTSE 100 index advanced 0.09%, or 5.26 points, to 5,892.75. The FTSE All-Share Index edged higher 0.12%, or 3.59 points, to 3,057.90.
"Sentiment has soured over the weekend," said Jonathan Sudaria, a trader at Capital Spreads in London. "The turmoil in the West is dampening demand for Chinese goods."
"Markets now await the result of today's Eurogroup meeting, which is expected to finalise approval for the next tranche of aid for Athens," Chris Beauchamp, a market analyst at IG Index in London, wrote in a note to clients.
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