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London open: Stocks edge lower ahead of Trump tariff announcement

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 02 Apr 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks edged lower in early trade on Wednesday as investors eyed US President Donald Trump's announcement on reciprocal tariffs.
At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 8,616.58.

Susannah Streeter, head of money and markets at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "Investors are on tenterhooks as...

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