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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Jeremy Cutler

Mining merger talks see FTSE 100 end week on high

For the week, the FTSE 100 rose 1.7% (James Manning/PA) - (PA Wire)

The FTSE 100 ended a record-breaking week in fine style, pushing back towards record levels, boosted by a possible mega-mining deal and a rebound in the oil price.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 79.91 points, 0.8%, at 10,124.60.

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