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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jonathan Prynn

FTSE 100 races to an all-time high as Trump tariff fears recede

Share values have been chased ever higher so far this year - (PA Archive)

The FTSE 100 surged to a new all-time high today as fears about the impact of Donald Trump’s tariff threats ebbed away and euphoria about the potential for AI technology gripped investors.

Within half an hour of the start of trading on the London stock exchange the blue chip index of Britain’s biggest listed companies was up 77.34 points, or 0.87% to 8944.36.

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