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(Reuters) -British shares rose on Monday, with midcaps hitting a record high, as gains in industrials and consumer discretionary stocks underpinned the market, while shares of Equiniti Group jumped on a non-binding acquisition proposal.<\/p>

FILE PHOTO: The London Stock Exchange Group offices are seen in the City of London, Britain, December 29, 2017. REUTERS\/Toby Melville<\/figcaption>

The British outsourcer jumped 13.8% after U.S. private equity firm Siris Capital tabled a 624.3 million pounds ($864.59 million) bid in an all-cash deal.<\/p>\n

The blue-chip index edged 0.1% higher in choppy trading, with gains being capped by a 0.8% decline in heavyweight energy shares as they tracked lower oil prices. [O\/R]<\/p>\n

AstraZeneca rose 0.4%, and was among the biggest boost to the FTSE 100 after the Philippines said it will resume administering drugmaker\u2019s COVID-19 vaccine to people below 60 years of age.<\/p>\n

The domestically focussed mid-cap FTSE 250 index also gained 0.4% to touch a record high.<\/p>\n

\u201cMarkets are back to being a bit dull for now but pretty buoyant,\u201d Deutsche Bank strategist Jim Reid wrote in a note.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s a lighter week ahead, with the main highlight likely to be at the end of the week with the flash PMIs for April … And there\u2019ll be particular attention on the price gauges as well as investors stay attuned to any signs of growing inflationary pressures.\u201d<\/p>\n

With the FTSE 100 gaining 8.7% year-to-date and UK vaccine rollout continuing to progress, markets will have a chance to gauge the impact on the economy as employment data, retail sales, CPI, PPI, and flash April PMIs are all due this week.<\/p>\n

Meanwhile, homebuilders added 0.6% after property website Rightmove said advertised prices for homes in Britain hit a record high after finance minister Rishi Sunak stoked the market again by extending a tax-cut for home-buyers last month.<\/p>\n

Johnson Matthey rose 0.9% after the chemicals company signed a long-term agreement with Russian metals producer Nornickel for the supply of nickel and cobalt to produce materials used to make electric vehicle (EV) batteries.<\/p>\n

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