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London open: Stocks nudge up; UK economy unexpectedly shrinks in January

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 14 Mar 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks nudged higher in early trade on Friday after data showed the UK economy unexpectedly shrank in January.
At 0820 GMT, the FTSE was up 0.1% at 8,551.30.

Derren Nathan, head of equity research at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "The FTSE 100's opened up a touch this...

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