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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Graeme Evans,Daniel O'Boyle and Simon Hunt

FTSE 100 Live 25 March: Index closes slightly lower, but still near record high, Cocoa prices surge

Investors will be looking for fresh progress this week after the FTSE 100 index closed on Friday at its highest level in a year.

Bets on interest rate cuts by the summer fuelled the advance, with London’s top flight up by more than 2.5%.

DIY chain Kingfisher is in the spotlight today, with its annual profits lower due to weaker trading in France and Poland.

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