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London pre-open: Stocks to fall ahead of US inflation reading

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Wednesday 12 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were set to fall at the open on Wednesday amid conflicting messages about a potential US-Iran agreement to reopen the Strait of Hormuz and as investors eyed a key US inflation reading.
The FTSE 100 was called to open around 21 points lower.

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