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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Alex Daniel

Russia-Ukraine escalation fears push oil and defence stocks higher

The blue-chip index rose on Thursday (Nicholas T Ansell/PA) - (PA Wire)

The FTSE 100 rose on Thursday as investors bought shares in oil firms and mining stocks, amid fears over escalations in Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.

London’s blue-chip index gained 64.2 points, or 0.79%, to end the day at 8,149.27.

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