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London close: FTSE ends lower as Santa fails to make an appearance

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 24 Dec 2025

(Sharecast News) - Santa failed to make an appearance on Wednesday as London stocks ended the shortened Christmas Eve session in the red.
The FTSE 100 closed down 0.2% at 9,870.68.

Chris Beauchamp, chief market analyst at IG, said: "For a while last week it looked like the FTSE 100...

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