Ashtead Technology's revenues leapt 23.2% between January and July, driven by the acquisition of Seatronics and J2 Subsea late last year.

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LONDON MARKET OPEN: FTSE 100 down, Cook firing "reignites" Fed nerves

The FTSE 100 index opened down 62.77 points, 0.7%, at 9,258.63, and the FTSE 250 was down 138.22 points, 0.6%, at 21,939.01, but the AIM All-Share was up 1.17 points, 0.2%, at 766.20.

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London pre-open: Stocks to fall; UK food inflation hits 18-month high

London stocks were set to fall at the open on Tuesday following the long weekend, as investors mulled the latest UK shop price data.

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LONDON MARKET EARLY CALL: Stocks down, UK shop prices rise

IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open down 18.7 points, 0.2%, on Tuesday. The index of London large-caps closed 0.1% higher at 9,321.40 on Friday. UK shop prices increased in July to its ...

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Criminals funnelling dirty money into UK pushing up London property prices

Illicit cash flowing into the housing market has inflated the average property price in Britain by £3,000, according to data compiled by anti-money laundering experts SmartSearch.

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