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Stock prices in London closed mostly higher on Wednesday, as the US Federal Reserve’s interest rate decision comes closer.
“Risk appetite remained firm heading into a busy 48-hour period for markets, where major central banks decide on interest rates, technology companies will report their quarterly results, and more to the point, (US President Donald) Trump will meet (Chinese premier) Xi Jinping in a meeting expected to last three hours,” said StoneX’s Fawad Razaqzada.
The FTSE 100 index closed up 59.40 points, or 0.6%, at 9,756.14.
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