BRUSSELS/FRANKFURT/PARIS (dpa-AFX) - U.K. stocks rose on Monday as investors
await the release of key U.S. inflation and U.K. GDP data this week for
directional cues.

Meanwhile, the chief data officer of Britain's Conservative Party has reportedly
taken a leave of absence amid growing allegations over bets placed on the date
of the general election.

The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 44 points, or half a percent, at 8,282 after
finishing 0.4 percent lower on Friday.

Prudential shares surged 5.5 percent after the insurer launched a $2 billion
share buyback program.

Britvic jumped 8 percent as Carlsberg AS secured the agreement of PepsiCo Inc
for a potential £3.1 billion ($3.9 billion) takeover of the British soft drinks
manufacturer.

GSK rose more than 1 percent after Japan approve its Omjjara (momelotinib) for
the treatment of myelofibrosis.



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