FTSE 100 today: NatWest buyback lifts UK stocks as Beazley resets Zurich deadline
FTSE 100 opened up 0.4% Monday, with NatWest out in front as it launched a £750 million share buyback. Rio Tinto, on the other hand, dropped after halting work at its Simandou iron ore site in Guinea due to a deadly accident. By 09:22 GMT, the index was ahead by 40.2 points at 10,486.55.