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Simon Hunt and Michael Hunter

FTSE 100 Live 26 June: Blue-chips finish lower, AO World profits surge, Phoenix mulls SunLife sale

SunLife AO AO World

AO World’s big jump in profits and the possible sale of SunLife are among today’s City developments.

FTSE 250-listed AO, which sells washing machines, fridges and laptops, posted sales of just over £1 billion and said profits quadrupled to £34 million.

Phoenix Group, the FTSE 100 pensions and savings business with over £280 billion in assets under management, said it had received expressions of interest for SunLife.

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