(Sharecast News) – London stocks were set for a muted open on Monday as investors digest the latest Chinese GDP data, amid ongoing concerns about the Covid-19 crisis. The FTSE 100 was called to open seven points lower at 6,735.

CMC Markets analyst Michael Hewson said: “Over the weekend reports out of Germany suggested the prospect of a night time curfew was being considered, after France imposed its own lockdown curfew from 6pm in the evening last week.…

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