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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Henry Saker-Clark

London stocks dip after UK economy contracts

London stocks slipped back on Friday (John Walton/PA) - (PA Archive)

The FTSE 100 was on the back foot on Friday after sentiment was knocked by figures revealing that the UK economy declined in October.

The Office for National Statistics (ONS) reported that gross domestic product (GDP) fell by 0.1% for the month, marking the second consecutive monthly contraction.

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