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London close: FTSE ends just higher as gold miners surge

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 19 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended a fairly quiet session just higher on Wednesday, after the US Treasury said it will double the size of its long-term government debt repurchases, and as investors mulled the latest UK inflation figures.
The FTSE 100 closed up 0.1% at 10,743.35.

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