* SRAM & MRAM: India's SpiceJet Ltd said on Monday
that UK-based SRAM & MRAM Group will invest $100 million in its
cargo division SpiceXpress, sending shares of the budget airline
up as much as 4.8%.
* BOE: British public sector employers plan the biggest pay
increases in over a decade and private sector deals are set to
remain high, according to a survey published on Monday,
potentially adding to worries at the Bank of England.
* GATWICK: Britain's Gatwick airport shut its runway for
almost an hour on Sunday over a "suspected drone" incident, Sky
News reported.
* OIL: Oil prices slipped on Monday as concerns about fuel
demand in top global oil consumers United States and China
offset bullish sentiment about tightening supplies from any
OPEC+ cuts and a resumption in U.S. buying for reserves.
* GOLD: Gold prices edged higher on Monday as the U.S. debt
ceiling stalemate and concerns of an economic slowdown steered
some traders towards the safe-haven metal.
* Britain's FTSE 100 index closed higher on Friday, with
healthcare and energy stocks leading as oil prices rebounded and
drugmaker GSK jumped, while data showed the British economy grew
slightly in the first quarter of the year.
* UK CORPORATE DIARY:
Vodacom FY results
Currys plc Trading update
Diploma Interim results
Hyve Interim results
* For more on the factors affecting European stocks, please
click on: TODAY'S UK PAPERS
> Financial Times > Other business headlines (Reporting by Muhammed Husain in Bengaluru)
