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London open: FTSE gains after inflation data; all eyes on Spring Statement

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 26 Mar 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled a slightly bigger-than-expected drop in UK inflation and looked ahead to the Spring Statement.
At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 8,686.38, while sterling was down 0.3% against the dollar at 1.2902.

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