Market report: Oil giants hold blue-chip index steady

Hot on its heels was BT, which jumped 8.1p to 106.1p after Berenberg raised its outlook for the group’s shares. In a note to clients, analyst Carl Murdock-Smith wrote that sentiment about the telecoms group was “on its knees”, but added “its significant under-performance and scope for improved sentiment over …

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Trump encourages mail voting in key state of Florida

Donald Trump has changed course by encouraging voters in Florida to vote by mail after months of criticising the practice, only days after threatening to sue Nevada over a new vote-by-mail law. His encouragement follows a surge in Democratic requests to vote by mail in Florida, a critical swing state …

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