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London midday: FTSE steady ahead of payrolls

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 04 Sep 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks were still steady by midday on Friday as investors awaited the release of the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
The FTSE 100 was flat at 10,828.89, while Brent crude was down 0.5% at $95.03 a barrel and West Texas Intermediate was 0.8% lower at $90.53.

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