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London pre-open: Stocks to fall after hawkish Fed, ahead of BoE

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Thursday 18 Jun 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall at the open on Thursday following a downbeat session on Wall Street, where stocks slid and bond yields surged after the Federal Reserve kept rates unchanged but delivered a hawkish outlook.
The FTSE 100 was called to open around 53 points lower.

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