(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks were sharply higher on Monday amid optimism about the economic outlook in 2021 as Britain began rolling out the Oxford University vaccine developed by AstraZeneca as protection against Covid-19.

(RTTNews) -英国股市周一大幅走高，对2021年经济前景持乐观态度，英国开始推出阿斯利康研发的抗Covid-19疫苗——牛津大学疫苗。

Sentiment was also boosted after a survey showed growth in British manufacturing activity rose to its highest level in three years last month.

调查显示，英国上月制造业活动升至三年来最高水准，亦提振市场信心。

The final manufacturing PMI reading for December came in at 57.5 - the highest since November 2017 and slightly above an initial flash estimate of 57.3.

12月制造业PMI终值为57.5，为2017年11月以来的最高水平，略高于初步预估的57.3。

The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 192 points, or nearly 3 percent, at 6,653.

富时100指数上涨192点，或近3%，报6,653点。

Banks underperformed, with Lloyds Banking Group falling 2.3 percent and Barclays declining half a percent.

银行表现不佳，劳埃德银行集团下跌2.3%，巴克莱银行下跌0.5%。

Ladbrokes owner Entain Plc jumped 24 percent after receiving an increased offer from U.S. casino operator MGM Resorts.

立博集团(Ladbrokes)所有者Entain Plc股价上涨24%，此前美国赌场运营商美高梅国际酒店集团(MGM Resorts)将报价提高。

Miners and energy firms were gaining ground as commodities rose on a weaker dollar.

随着美元走软，大宗商品价格上涨，矿业公司和能源公司也在取得进展。

Anglo American and Glencore both rallied about 6.5 percent, while BP Plc climbed 4.1 percent and Royal Dutch Shell added 3.4 percent.

英美资源集团和嘉能可公司股价均上涨6.5%，英国石油公司股价上涨4.1%，荷兰皇家壳牌公司股价上涨3.4%。

Ferguson edged down slightly after it agreed to sell its U.K. based heating and plumbing distribution business, Wolseley UK, to Clayton, Dubilier & Rice.

在同意将总部位于英国的供热和管道配送业务Wolseley UK出售给Clayton, Dubilier & Rice之后，Ferguson股价小幅下跌。