Pound buoyant as Brexit talks extended

(Reuters) – Sterling kept overnight gains against the dollar and the euro on Monday, as talks for a post-Brexit trade deal between Britain and the European Union were set to continue. 

Europe opened with stocks up 0.75% and the euro up on the dollar. 

“We are going to give every chance to this agreement … which is still possible,” the European Union’s Brexit negotiator, Michel Barnier, told journalists before updating envoys from the 27 EU countries on Monday.