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London close: Stocks sink as Brent crude tops $110 on Trump remarks

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Wednesday 29 Apr 2026

(Sharecast News) - Another surge in the price of oil and nervousness ahead of central bank decisions and blue chip corporate earnings hammered UK stocks on Wednesday, with the FTSE 100 dropping to its lowest level in nearly a month.
The Footsie fell 1.2% to 10,213.11, having now fallen in seven...

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