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London close: FTSE dragged lower by miners again; software stocks gain

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 14 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended in the red on Friday, dragged lower by weakness in the mining sector again.

The FTSE 100 closed down 0.2% at 10,750.11, while Brent crude was up 0.8% at $87.75 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate was up 0.5% at $81.63 after US Defence...

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