Reopening hopes power London shares; Aston Martin soars
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(Reuters) - London-listed shares jumped on Tuesday as Prime Minister Boris Johnson set out plans to reopen thousands of high street shops next month from a coronavirus-induced lockdown, while Aston Martin soared after naming a new chief executive officer.The luxury carmaker surged 24.8% and was on course for its best day in nearly two months as it said Tobias Moers, CEO of Mercedes-AMG, would become its CEO on Aug. 1, replacing Andy Palmer who stepped down on Monday.The blue-chip FTSE 100 was..