London stocks up as oils and miners rise on China stimulus talk

London stocks ended a five day losing streak this morning, as miners and energy companies rose.

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In early trade the FTSE 100 was ahead 77.66 or 1.17% to 6,734. Miners to gain included BHP Billiton and Rio Tinto. Among oils, Tullow Oil and Royal Dutch Shell were notable risers.

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Kam Patel

Kam is a former deputy editor at Hemscott Invest and online editor, City A.M and he was also previously the Digital Editor at IFA Magazine. Kam is currently a senior journalist at The Global Treasurer and contributes to MoneyWeek. Kam shares expertise on the FTSE 100, investing and global stocks.