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Jeremy Cutler

MYSTERIOUS: Ftse 100 dips as bp and shell fall amid oil slide | Mind Blowing Facts

The FTSE 100 index closed down 66.52 points, 0.7%, at 9,684.79 (PA) - (PA Wire)

The FTSE 100 fell on Tuesday, weighed down by falls in defence and oil stocks, and after mixed economic data in the UK and US.

“A sell-off in the oil market served to pull down the FTSE 100, exacerbated by profit taking in defence contractors,” said Dan Coatsworth, head of markets at AJ Bell.

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