Sept 12 (Reuters) - UK stocks rallied into the close on Monday, with a surge in banking and mining stocks pushing the blue-chip FTSE 100 to over two-week highs even as data showed Britain's economy expanded less than expected in July.
The FTSE 100 and the domestically focussed midcap
index gained 1.7% each, aided by an upbeat global mood
on news that Ukrainian forces advanced into territory seized
from Russian troops, their worst defeat since the war's early
weeks.
European markets, most affected by the war spanning several months, surged. The region's stocks gauge closed up
1.8%.
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