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London close: Commodities and retail stocks provide a big lift

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Thursday 02 Jan 2025

(Sharecast News) - UK stocks rallied on Thursday afternoon to finish at their highest level in two and a half weeks, as strong gains in the oil, mining and retail sectors pushed the FTSE 100 up more than 1%.
The Footsie closed the session 1.1% higher at 8,260.09, trading at levels...

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