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Apollo Global Management may announce RPC takeover - report
The acquisition of RPC Group by American private equity outfit, Apollo Global Management, could be announced as soon as Tuesday.
Commodities: Copper slips after weak China GDP numbers
Commodities were little changed at the start of the week, with most markets closed in observance of the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday in the States, including the Chicago Board of Trade.
Europe close: Stockmarkets dip amid mixed news on trade
Stocks on the Continent dipped at the start of the week amid mixed news around the ongoing US-China trade talks and after the International Monetary Fund took an axe to its growth forecasts for Germany.
London close: Stocks little changed as May sets out 'Plan B'
London stocks were little changed on Monday as investors awaited Theresa May’s presentation of her ‘Plan B’ on Brexit to the Commons and digested Chinese growth figures.
Tuesday preview: Employment report, Easyjet in focus
The focus on Tuesday will be on the UK employment referencing the month of November, alongside public sector borrowing figures for last month.
FX round-up: Sterling ekes out small gain as PM sets out 'Plan B'
Sterling managed to eke out a small gain at the start of the week, even as the Prime Minister set out her 'Plan B' to Parliament, although the market reaction was very limited, partly due to light trading volumes, given the absence of US traders from their desks on Martin Luther King Jr. Day.
Directors dealings: Johnson Matthey chairman buys-in
Johnson Matthey chairman, Patrick Webster Thomas, picked-up a large batch of shares in the company he helps run.
BofA-ML forecasts stronger Russian rouble
Analysts at Bank of America-Merrill Lynch forecast a stronger rouble for 2019, pointing to upwards revisions to their projections for the Russia Federation's current account surplus and perhaps also a 'hawkish' central bank.
Europe midday: Stocks recover from early dip, trade talks and China in focus
Stocks on the Continent are recovering from early selling amid mixed news around US-China trade talks.