Movements among the major companies were generally small. AstraZeneca rose 0.6 percent after the company announced mixed research results this morning. Evolution was the best performer, up 4.7 percent, after last week's bid for the casino company.
In the US, prices fell on Friday, but on Wall Street the broad S&P 500 hit record highs as recently as Thursday. Early Monday trading was mixed, with the S&P 500 and Dow Jones industrial averages in the red and the tech-heavy Nasdaq composite index also lower.
The price of oil rose slightly on Monday. A barrel of North Sea oil cost just over $89 in the afternoon.
