FTSE 100 Live: Stocks to rise; oil climbs further on Iran-US tensions

Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 live blog. It s Monday morning and London s blue-chip index is set to rise as investors settle in for the final few days of speculation ahead of John Healey s first Budget on Wednesday. Investors will be on alert following Friday s surge in oil prices, which came amid rising speculation that a fresh wave of fighting could break out between the US and Iran. Here’s a few of our top headlines: The major Budget questions facing the Chancellor in four charts Healey pledges £1bn for social housing amid housebuilding slump Burnham sparks Brexit row over return to EU free movement Treasury startup adviser quits over ‘sideshow’ treatment of entrepreneurs Healey to unveil billions in defence spending as Tories demand he resign The liveblog has ended.No liveblog updates yet. Load more