London stocks finished higher with investors seemingly brushing off the as yet inconclusive US election results, although a ‘clean sweep’ of the White House and Congress by Democrats was now off the table. The FTSE 100 rose 1.67% to 5,883.26 and by the end of the session, cyclical areas of …
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London stocks had turned negative by the close on Tuesday, amid growing tensions between the US and China, offset by a strong performance from housebuilders. The FTSE 100 ended the session down 0.83% at 6,076.62, and the FTSE 250 was 0.84% weaker at 17,623.02. Sterling was trading strongly in the …
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