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London stocks ended mixed on Wednesday as investors assessed Chancellor John Healey’s first Autumn Budget. The FTSE 100 closed 7.96 points higher, up 0.1%, at 10,694.50, recovering from earlier weakness as investors digested the Government’s tax and spending announcements. The FTSE 250 declined 77.11 points, or 0.3%, to 24,639.26, while the AIM All-Share advanced 0.3% to 760.92. 📑 https://t.co/oTY2xXHkWi

London stocks moved higher on Wednesday afternoon as Chancellor John Healey delivered his first UK Budget. The FTSE 100 was trading 0.2% higher at 10,708.01 at 2.49 pm GMT, recovering from earlier weakness as investors assessed the Government’s fiscal plans and their implications for borrowing, economic growth and household finances. The FTSE 250 also advanced 0.13% to 24,748, reflecting a cautious but positive response across UK equities. Across the Atlantic, Wall Street opened higher as semiconductor and artificial intelligence-related stocks attracted renewed buying interest, supported by strong earnings from South Korean memory-chip manufacturer SK Hynix. The S&P 500 gained 0.17% to 7,735.56 shortly after the opening bell, while the technology-heavy Nasdaq Composite advanced 0.24% to 26,541.61. The Dow Jones Industrial Average initially slipped 0.08% to 52,335.43, before recovering during the opening minutes of trading. 📑https://t.co/cHW77Rgywu

The FTSE 100 closed 0.44% higher at 10,697.57 on Monday, as investors looked ahead to this week’s Bank of England interest-rate decision while continuing to assess the inflationary impact of higher oil prices and Middle East tensions. The more domestically focused FTSE 250 fell 0.59% to 23,834.48. The Bank of England is widely expected to leave interest rates unchanged at 3.75% on Thursday, although markets are increasingly pricing the risk of further tightening as higher energy costs threaten to keep inflation elevated. https://t.co/OqBXM4KiMO