Investing.com - U.K. stocks were higher Monday as the pound eased as Brexit talks resume in Brussels.
The FTSE 100 was up 0.34% at 04:30 ET.
The pound was off 0.14% at $1.3081 amid ongoing talk about BoE tightening.
The yield on the 10-year gilt dips below 1.3% mark.
Britain has formally acknowledged its financial obligations to the EU.
Miners were higher as industrial metal prices rose after Chinese Q2 GDP beat estimates.
(LON:EasyJet) was up 0.50% as CEO Carolyn McCall to leave for (LON:ITV), which added 2.69%