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London open: FTSE gains as focus shifts to US; GSK, AstraZeneca in the black

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Monday 29 Sep 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Monday as the focus turned to the US to see if a government shutdown can be avoided and to Friday's all-important non-farm payrolls report.
At 0830 BST, the FTSE 100 was 0.3% higher at 9,309.15.

Richard Hunter, head of markets...

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