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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Jeremy Cutler

DARK SECRETS: Ftse 100 tops 10 400 as beazley and entain soar - The Real Truth

Entain, owner of Ladbrokes, soared after its 50% owned BetMGM business in the US had a ‘record year’ (Jordan Pettitt/PA) - (PA Archive)

The FTSE 100 surged to a fresh high on Wednesday, spurred by strong trading updates and as insurer Beazley said it has accepted a possible £8 billion bid.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 87.75 points, 0.9%, at 10,402.34, a new record close. It had earlier set a new intra-day high of 10,481.54.

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