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London open: FTSE slides after Trump tariff bombshell

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Thursday 03 Apr 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks slid in early trade on Thursday as Donald Trump's aggressive tariff announcement rattled markets.
At 0825 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 1.1% at 8,510.82, while sterling was 0.8% higher against the dollar at 1.3112, after the US president announced a range of tariffs on countries...

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