The FTSE 100 opened 20 points higher to reach 9,629.62, as mining and defence stocks helped lift the benchmark despite renewed pressure on WPP amid expectations ...

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FTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks and bond markets rise ahead of Reeves' tax-heavy budget speech

The yield on 10-year UK gilts, a benchmark for the return the Treasury promises to buyers of its debt, climbed by four basis points to 4.53% ahead of the speech.

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This FTSE 100 dividend stock yields 5.6% – could it be the safest passive income play in December?

Growing dividends, engaged customers, and a company that keeps delivering – these are the reasons I recently increased my holdings in this FTSE 100 stock. The post This FTSE 100 dividend stock yields ...

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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: FTSE 100 to rise ahead of government budget

IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open up 25.6 points, 0.3%, at 9,635.13 on Wednesday. The index of London large-caps closed up 74.62 points, 0.8%, at 9,609.53 on Tuesday.

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What Budget rumours are doing to the FTSE 100

The biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 were Beazley, down 79p at 781p, Intertek, down 278p at 4,592, Pearson, down 21.8p at 985.2p, BAE Systems, down 31p at 1,621p and Compass, down 41p at 2,408p.

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