FTSE 100 has strongest day in nearly two months as reopenings spur recovery hopes
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(Reuters) - Britain's FTSE 100 index recorded its strongest performance since late March on Monday as investors bet on a faster recovery from a coronavirus-driven recession. The FTSE 100 closed up 4.3% after ending Friday with its first weekly slide in three. BP Plc and Royal Dutch Shell Plc gained more than 8% each, as signs of higher demand drove oil prices to a one-month high. [O/R]"Currently, it's very sentiment driven because it's all about reopening and rather than closing," said Stefan..