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London close: Stocks weaker as UK jobless rate holds steady

By Josh White

Date: Tuesday 16 Sep 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks fell on Tuesday as better-than-expected UK labour market data dampened hopes of further interest rate cuts from the Bank of England this year.
The FTSE 100 index dropped 0.88% to close at 9,195.66, while the more domestically focused FTSE 250 declined 0.71% to 21,491.87.

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