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London open: Miners pace gains on Glencore-Rio news; payrolls eyed

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 09 Jan 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Friday, with miners powering ahead after Glencore and Rio Tinto confirmed merger talks, and as investors eyed the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.

At 0830 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 10,071.15.

The payrolls...

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