FTSE 100 rises ahead of key central bank meetings

By Khushi Singh and Lisa Pauline Mattackal

(Reuters) -London’s benchmark stock indexes ended higher on Monday, led by gains in automobile and parts shares, while investors focussed on a week of key central bank interest rate decisions.

The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 0.1%; while the mid-cap FTSE 250 inched 0.2% higher. Both indexes marked gains for the third consecutive session.

The automobile and parts index touched its highest levels in two months, adding 6.1%, as shares in TI Fluid Systems rose 14.1% after the automotive fluid storage maker rejected ABC Technologies’ revised buyout proposal.

The travel and leisure index advanced 0.6%, tracking 15.1% gains in Playtech Plc after the gambling technology…