(Reuters) - The FTSE 100 index Britain's leading shares edged up 0.35 percent on Monday as a subdued start to the week's trading weighed slightly but oil stocks and break-up talk on telecoms group Cable & Wireless buoyed the market.
Shares in Cable & Wireless added 4.5 percent in early trade after weekend media reports that it is considering a break-up of its telecommunications company via separate sales of its British and international businesses to private equity groups or foreign rivals. Cable & Wireless was not immediately available for comment.
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