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London pre-open: Stocks to nudge lower after record highs

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 16 Jan 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to edge lower at the open on Friday after the top-flight index hit a fresh record high in the previous session.
The FTSE 100 was called to open down around seven points, having closed up 0.5% at 10,238.94 on Thursday after better-than-expected GDP data.

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