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London open: FTSE falls as Trump tariffs fuel recession fears; payrolls eyed

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 04 Apr 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks suffered more losses in early trade on Friday as Trump's sweeping tariffs fuelled recession fears, and as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was down 0.5% at 8,428.75, having closed 1.6% lower on Thursday.

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