London stocks rose in early trade on Tuesday, with more deal news providing a boost as Fenner agreed to be bought by Michelin, while traders looked ahead to key inflation readings. At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.4% to 7,071.97, while the pound was up 0.2% against the euro and the dollar at 1.1387 and 1.4051, respectively, still underpinned by news the day earlier that the UK and the EU had agreed the terms of a Brexit transition period. On the economic calendar, the consumer price index, ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...