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London close: FTSE rises on hopes for UK-US trade deal

By Josh White

Date: Friday 28 Feb 2025

(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended mixed on Friday as optimism over a potential UK-US trade deal helped to boost the top-flight index.
The FTSE 100 index advanced 0.61% to close at 8,809.74 points, while the FTSE 250 slipped 0.43% to 20,326.38 points.

In currency markets, sterling was last up...

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