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Housebuilders led the way in London on Monday (James Manning/PA) - (PA Archive)

Stocks in London closed mixed on Monday, with housebuilders the clear winners after the UK government unveiled a new equity loan programme for first-time buyers.

In London, the FTSE 100 index ended down 10.37 points, or 0.1%, at 10,684.88. The FTSE 250 rose 74.18 points, 0.3%, to 24,335.32, and the AIM all-share fell 3.00 points, 0.4%, at 783.36.

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