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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
City Staff

FTSE 100 Live: Index finally ends losing streak as it closes at 7270, UK public borrowing below expectations

A rally for global markets has ensured London’s leading share index broke a seven-day run of consecutive declines, its longest losing streak since 2019.

Gains by Wall Street tech stocks and a rebound for the Hang Seng index have improved the mood after a poor August so far.

Mining giant BHP and FTSE 250-listed engineering consultancy Wood Group have filed results, while there’s the latest on the plans by Arm Holdings for the biggest IPO of 2023.

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