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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
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Jeremy Cutler

HISTORICAL FACTS: Miners help propel ftse 100 to new record high - Caught on Camera

The FTSE 100 index closed up 108.64 points, 1.2%, at 8,975.66. It had earlier traded as high as 8,979.41, surpassing the previous record of 8908.82 set in March (Ian West/PA) - (PA Archive)

London’s FTSE 100 hit an all-time peak on Thursday, fuelled by gains in mining stocks, as investors shrugged aside US President Donald Trump’s latest tariff moves.

“The UK stock market continues to flex its muscles and show strength. Investors lapped up shares in the mining, oil and pharmaceutical sectors, showing a risk-on mood,” said Dan Coatsworth of AJ Bell.

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