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London open: Stocks jump as inflation unexpectedly falls in December

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 15 Jan 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks jumped in early trade on Wednesday as data showed that UK inflation unexpectedly eased in December after two months of increases, underpinning expectations of a rate cut in February.
At 0835 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.7% at 8,257.79.

Figures released earlier by the...

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