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London close: FTSE ends up as investors mull weak payrolls report

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 07 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks rose on Friday as a weak US non-farm payrolls report made a September rate hike by the Federal Reserve unlikely.
The FTSE 100 closed up 0.3% at 10,901.09, while Brent crude was up 1.2% at $83.49 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate was 1.2% higher at...

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