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London close: FTSE ticks lower but enjoys best annual gain since 2009

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 31 Dec 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks ticked lower on the final trading day of 2025, but the top-flight index still enjoyed its strongest yearly gain since 2009, closing just shy of the 10,000 mark.
The FTSE 100 ended down 0.09% at 9,931.38, having risen 21.5% in the year.

Investors were mulling...

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