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London midday: FTSE stays up as NatWest rallies on results

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 31 Jul 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still firmer by midday on Friday following strong gains in the US and Asia, with sentiment boosted by well-received earnings from Microsoft and NatWest powering ahead on the back of results.
The FTSE 100 was up 0.6% at 10,957.74, having hit another fresh intraday high,...

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