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London close: FTSE dips as AstraZeneca tumbles on merger report

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Monday 03 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks dipped on Monday, with AstraZeneca proving a drag on the back of a merger report, while oil prices fell on optimism over a potential US-Iran deal.
The FTSE 100 closed down 0.1% at 10,857.70, underperforming European peers, while Brent crude was down 4.8% at $83.74 a...

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