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London pre-open: Stocks to rise as inflation print adds weight to rate cut expectations

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 18 Feb 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to gain at the open on Wednesday as the latest UK inflation reading added weight to expectations of a March rate cut.
The FTSE 100 was called to open around 24 points higher.

Figures released earlier by the Office for National Statistics showed...

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