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London open: Stocks rise as investors shrug off uninspiring GDP figures

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Thursday 12 Feb 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose in early trade on Thursday as investors shrugged off uninspiring UK growth figures, with Schroders surging on takeover news.
At 0825 GMT, the FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 10,498.61.

Data released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed the economy grew by...

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