London-listed shares have continued their progress after employment figures on Friday highlighted the strength of the US economy.
The latest payrolls report showed 431,000 jobs were added in March, reducing the unemployment rate to its lowest in two years at 3.6%.
The figures helped US markets to post their third week in a row of gains, enabling the FTSE 100 index to consolidate Friday’s close of 7537. Brent crude today stood at $105 a barrel, having fallen sharply last week.
