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London open: FTSE gains as oil majors gush higher after US sanctions

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Thursday 23 Oct 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday amid a raft of corporate releases, with oil majors BP and Shell among the top performers after the US imposed fresh sanctions on Russian oil firms Rosneft and Lukoil as it looks to ramp up pressure on Moscow to end...

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