By Carla Mozee, MarketWatch
LONDON (MarketWatch) -- U.K. stocks rose Monday, with the FTSE
100 coming off a nearly four-month low that came as investors
assessed geopolitical tensions and signs of EU economic
weakness.
The FTSE 100 index rose 0.6% to 6,606.29. On Friday, it finished
at its lowest close since April 15, according to FactSet data. The
FTSE last week lost 1.7%.
Metals and banking shares logged gains Monday. Shares of Rio
Tinto rose 1.8%, and Barclays PLC added 1.2%.
Stock in medical devices maker Smith & Nephew PLC topped
advancers with a rise of 3%.
But shares of Friends Life Group Ltd. fell 1% following a
downgrade at Deutsche Bank to hold from buy.
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