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FTSE 100 Slightly Higher In Lackluster Trade
(RTTNews) - U.K. stocks were slightly higher on Friday as new figures showed U.K. car production returned to growth last month.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 12 points, or 0.2 percent, at 7,478 after ending little changed with a positive bias on Thursday.
Devro soared 60 percent after it has agreed to a 540-million-pound ($654.3 million) takeover by Saria SE & Co. KG through its subsidiary Saria.
SSE gained about 1 percent after it agreed to sell a 25 percent stake in its electricity transmission grid business to the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan Board.
LSL Property Services slumped 10 percent. The provider of residential-property services said that it expects overall 2022 performance to miss prior expectations.
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Wholesale inventories in the U.S. crept up by less than expected in the month of June, according to a report released by the Commerce Department on Thursday. The Commerce Department said wholesale inventories inched up by 0.1 percent in June after falling by 0.3 percent in May. Economists had expected wholesale inventories to rise by 0.2 percent, in line with the preliminary estimate.
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U.S. Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected To 226,000
A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by more than expected in the week ended August 2nd. The Labor Department said initial jobless claims climbed to 226,000, an increase of 7,000 from the previous week's revised level of 219,000.
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The Bank of England reduced its benchmark interest rate in a close call on Thursday suggesting that the monetary easing cycle is nearing an end as policymakers became more concerned about persistent inflation. The Monetary Policy Committee, headed by BoE Governor Andrew Bailey, voted 5-4 to cut the bank rate by 25 basis points to 4.00 percent.
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Canadian shares are likely to open higher Thursday morning, tracking positive global cues and higher commodity prices.
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Labor productivity in the U.S. saw a significant rebound in the second quarter of 2025, according to preliminary data released by the Labor Department on Thursday.
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U.S. Weekly Jobless Claims Rise More Than Expected
A report released by the Labor Department on Thursday showed first-time claims for U.S. unemployment benefits rose by more than expected in the week ended August 2nd.
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Pound Jumps After BoE Rate Decision
The British pound strengthened against other major currencies in the European session on Thursday the Bank of England (BoE) reduced UK interest rates by a quarter point, making it the fifth reduction in a year, although almost half of its policymakers opted to maintain borrowing costs.
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