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Evening Standard
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City Staff

FTSE 100 Live: Shares set for strong week; Tesco offers inflation hope; gilts still near 15-year highs

Tesco’s latest sales update and a profit warning by Travis Perkins are among key developments in the City today.

The FTSE 100 index is higher after US markets maintained their strong run last night on hopes that interest rates have nearly peaked.

In contrast to elsewhere, Japan has maintained its ultra-loose approach to monetary policy by leaving its short-term interest rate at -0.1%.

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