London midday: Stocks maintain gains; Croda, NatWest rally
The FTSE 100 was up 0.8% at 8,132.97. Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "London’s blue-chip index, the FTSE 100, has begun the week on the front foot, rising in early trade, as concerns over the impact of Trump …