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London open: FTSE edges up ahead of US inflation reading; Smiths Group surges

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 31 Jan 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks edged up in early trade on Friday, taking their cue from a positive session on Wall Street, as investors mulled house price data from Nationwide and eyed the latest US inflation reading.
At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.2% at 8,663.20.

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