
London midday: Stocks gain ahead of key US jobs report
The above ahead of a reading on the US non-farm payrolls report covering the month of April. As of 1223 GMT, the FTSE 100 was adding 69.83 points or 0.82% to 8,565.76, whilst the S&P mini futures contract was up by 24.50 points at 5,647.75. China's …