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London midday: FTSE ticks higher ahead of payrolls

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Friday 02 Oct 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks had ticked higher by midday on Friday, recovering from heavy losses a day earlier, when equities and bond markets sold off amid inflation fears, as investors turned their attention to the latest US non-farm payrolls report.
The FTSE 100 was up 0.3% at 10,461.79, having ended...

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