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London open: FTSE dips after inflation data, ahead of Trump speech

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 21 Jan 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks dipped in early trade on Wednesday as investors mulled an unexpected increase in UK inflation and looked ahead to a speech by US President Donald Trump at the World Economic Forum in Davos.
At 0850 GMT, the FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 10,121.05.

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