FTSE 100 closes higher as US tax reform hopes cheer global traders
The UK blue chip index closed up 46.44 points at 7,537
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The UK blue chip index closed up 46.44 points at 7,537
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UK stocks could do with a catalyst and tomorrow's US jobs numbers might provide it
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FTSE 100 closed around 11 points down, while the FTSE 250 dropped almost 65 points
Rio Tinto is targeting US$1.5bn of annual additional free cash flow from 2021
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The Teflon president faced another test of his lucky rabbit's foot's effectiveness
It has hired leading consultancy Kura Minerals to lead in-country asset development, it revealed.
Lloyds's shares were changing hands at a rate of knots, while the house-builders saw some of their recent handsome gains creamed off
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Data out yesterday suggested Chinese industrial production growth is starting to slow, which is bad news for miners, but Fresnillo topped Footsie today
Diamond production increased markedly, while platinum guidance has been lowered
The UK blue chip index closed its account on Tuesday up 2.09 at 7,526.
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Day ahead includes first half results from leisure giant Whitbread PLC, and third quarter updates from miner Anglo American PLC and wealth manager St James' Place Capital PLC
The week ahead includes third quarter earnings from Lloyds, Barclays and RBS along with trading updates from Shire, IAG and GSK
The FTSE 100 index was less than a point higher at 7,523, well below the session peak of 7,560.04.
A look at some of the biggest risers and fallers today in London
After looking like it might regain par, the Footsie faded in the final 15 minutes of trade
The FTSE 100 rose to within a couple of points of 7,500 after US markets opened higher
The pound's weakness is the source of the Footsie's late strength