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The FTSE 100 closed higher on Wednesday, supported by gains in miners and oil majors – while suggestions of more rate cuts ahead by Bank of England governor Andrew Bailey put sterling on the back foot.
The FTSE 100 index closed up 27.11 points, 0.3%, at 9,250.43.
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