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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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City Staff

FTSE 100 Live: Pound near 18-month high against Euro, blue-chips close up after big fall yesterday

Shares in Flutter Entertainment and electricals chain Currys today bounced in a session when a profit warning sent Watches of Switzerland sharply lower.

Their trading updates came as stock market sentiment steadied after yesterday’s slump, when investors in Europe and US revised their bets on early interest rate cuts.

In today’s other developments, supermarket Sainsbury's revealed it is moving out of financial services as part of the firm's "Food First" strategy.

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