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London midday: FTSE touch lower as miners fall, software stocks rally

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 14 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still a smidgen lower by midday on Friday, failing to make any gains despite a fresh high for the S&P 500 after another soft US inflation reading eased concerns about a rate hike in September.
The FTSE 100 was down 0.1% at 10,764.97, while Brent...

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