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London close: FTSE 100 hits fresh record as mining M&A lifts sentiment

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Friday 09 Jan 2026

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 finished at another record high on Friday as speculation about a mega merger in the heavyweight mining sector boosted share prices.
UK markets held on to gains after a solid start on Wall Street despite a mixed December jobs report, in which the US economy...

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