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London open: FTSE tumbles as tariffs kick in

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 09 Apr 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks tumbled in early trade on Wednesday as Trump's sweeping tariffs came into force, including a swingeing 104% on China.
At 0900 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 1.7% at 7,778.81.

Dozens of countries, including a number of America's traditional trading partners, have had so-called reciprocal...

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