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London close: Falling miners, oil stocks pull FTSE 100 back from record high

By Benjamin Chiou

Date: Wednesday 07 Jan 2026

(Sharecast News) - UK stocks retreated sharply from record highs on Wednesday with steep falls in the heavyweight mining and energy sectors providing a drag as geopolitical tensions continued to mount.


The FTSE 100, which jumped 1.3% to a fresh record high of 10,132.02 on Tuesday - its...

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