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London open: Stocks edge down as miners hit by falling copper prices

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 16 Jan 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks edged lower in early trade on Friday after the top-flight index hit fresh highs in the previous session, with miners under the cosh as copper prices fell.
At 0900 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.2% at 10,219.72, having closed up 0.5% at 10,238.94 on Thursday...

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