UK shares surge as slowing COVID-19 deaths calm mood
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(Reuters) - UK shares surged on Monday, led by battered travel stocks, insurers and housebuilders, as investors welcomed signs of slowing increases in coronavirus-related deaths in the worst-affected parts of western Europe.The internationally focused FTSE 100 closed up 3.1%, still underperforming its European peers as exporters were pressured by a recovering pound. [GBP/]The currency rebounded from an overnight dip on expectations that British Prime Minister Boris Johnson could shortly be back..