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The FTSE 100 recouped some of Friday’s hefty losses, while gold soared once more, as President Donald Trump dialled down his rhetoric in the trade spat between the US and China.
The FTSE 100 index closed up 15.40 points, 0.2%, at 9,442.87. The FTSE 250 ended 262.48 points higher, 1.2%, at 22,064.32, and the AIM All-Share rose 6.14 points, 0.8%, to 792.47.
In European equities on Monday, the CAC 40 in Paris closed up 0.2%, while the DAX 40 in Frankfurt ended up 0.6%.
Stocks in New York were up at the time of the London close, regaining some of Friday’s falls.
Over the weekend, Mr Trump said the US wants to help China, not hurt it, str
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