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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Emma Curzon

BIZARRE: Stocks in green as us manufacturing surprises - You Need To See This

The group reported pre-tax profits of £117.4 million for the six months to December 31 (Alamy/PA) -

Stock prices in London closed higher on Thursday, after a surprise drop in US jobless claims.

The FTSE 100 index closed up 54.59 points, 0.5%, at 10,238.94. The FTSE 250 ended up 322.67 points, 1.4%, at 23,279.98, and the AIM All-Share closed up 2.79 points, 0.4%, at 804.48.

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