Sterling gives back gains as FTSE 100 lags Europe. SSP jumps 15% on earnings upgrade, while WPP exits FTSE 100 after 27 years.

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FTSE 100 Live 04 December: Index seen higher as Nikkei rallies, Frasers posts results

IG futures trading points to a rise of 0.3% for the FTSE 100 index, having closed 9.73 points lower at 9692.07 last night. The upturn follows advances in the US as the Dow Jones Industrial Average ...

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FTSE 100 Live: Stocks set to rise with pound weaker

Good morning and welcome back to the City AM liveblog. Sir Keir Starmer has asked the British public to judge his premiership on the government’s ability to “make people feel better off”. Well, in the ...

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Buoyant miners fail to fire lacklustre FTSE 100

The biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 were J Sainsbury, down 13.6p at 312.4p, NatWest, down 18.2p at 622p, Standard Chartered, down 40p at 1,660.5p, Marks & Spencer, down 7.6p at 332.5p and Haleon, down ...

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WPP to Exit FTSE 100 as Client Exodus, AI Threat Pummel Shares

WPP Plc’s residency in the UK’s premier stock index is ending after a client exodus and fears over competition from artificial intelligence pushed the group’s shares to their lowest level in more than ...

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