* PROPERTY MARKET: Asking prices for property being put on
sale in Britain over the past month rose less than normal for
the time of year, figures from property website Rightmove showed
on Monday, adding to signs of more subdued momentum in the
property market.
* ENERGY SECURITY: Netherlands and Britain plan to build
what would be Europe's biggest cross-border electricity link
connected to an offshore wind farm, their energy ministers said
on Monday, part of efforts to boost energy security.
*HSBC: HSBC investors should vote against a
resolution by its biggest shareholder Ping An, calling on the
bank to consider strategic options including a spinoff of its
Asia business, shareholder advisory group ISS said.
* GOLD: Gold prices edged lower on Monday for a second
consecutive session, as investor focus shifted to central bank
meetings for clarity on their rate-hike strategies that may shed
light on whether progress has been made in taming inflation.
* OIL: Oil prices slipped on Monday as concerns about rising
interest rates, the global economy and the outlook for fuel
demand outweighed support from the prospect of tighter supplies
on OPEC+ supply cuts.
* Britain's exporter-heavy FTSE 100 index closed higher on
Friday, boosted by defensive stocks, while Network International hit nearly a two-year high after a Canadian wealth
manager made a counter bid to take over the payments provider.
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please
click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS
> Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Sinchita Mitra in Bengaluru)
