FTSE gains 1%, Carnival share boosted by rating upgrade

FXStreet (Mumbai) – The London’s Ftse advanced more than 1% on Monday as hopes of a Greek debt deal lifted stock markets worldwide.

Carnival gains 4.2%

The shares in carnival jumped 4.2% after its rating was boosted by equity research analysts at Deutsche Bank to “Buy”. Carnival PLC’s stock is up 35.18% in the last 200 days and outperformed the Standard & Poor’s 500 index, which has increased 5.46% in the same time period.

Shares in SKY PLC rose 3.52% on reports that that the Murdoch family might be planning a new attempt to take full control of Sky. Severn Trent gained more than 2% on reports that the Canadian investment company Borealis Infrastructure was considering a bid.

The Ftse index currently trades 1.23% or 82.55 points higher at 6793.00. The index is up 4% in 2015.

The London’s Ftse advanced more than 1% on Monday as hopes of a Greek debt deal lifted stock markets worldwide.

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