European equities closed lower on Monday, with markets unnerved by election results in Europe, ahead of a US interest rate decision later in the week.The FTSE 100 index closed down 16.89 points, 0.2%, at 8,228.48. The FTSE 250 ended down 109.33 points, 0.5%, at 20,446.04, and the AIM All-Share fell 5.25 points, 0.7%, at 788.28.The Cboe UK 100 ended down 0.3% at 820.02, the Cboe UK 250 also...

The FTSE 100 is flat at just below 7,000 at the start of the new trading week. The corporate agenda is dominated by activity in the oil and gas sector.BP (BP.) has made several interesting moves. It has taken 10% stakes in Abu Dhabi's ADCO onshore oil concession and the operating company. BP will issue $2.3bn in shares to the Abu Dhabi government.BP will also buy a 62% stake in exploration...