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London close: FTSE ends a little firmer as miners rally, energy giants slide

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Tuesday 04 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks ended a little higher on Tuesday, underpinned by strength in the mining sector, but with energy giants Shell and BP under pressure as oil prices tumbled after US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent signalled that a deal to open the Strait of Hormuz was imminent.
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