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General · 30 June 2026

FTSE 100 Nears Sixth Straight Quarterly Rise

FTSE 100 Nears Sixth Straight Quarterly Rise

Stronger share prices could lift confidence among investors as UK markets headed towards another positive quarter. Britain's FTSE 100 climbed 0.5% on Tuesday, helped by industrial mining and financial stocks, while hopes of a Middle East ceasefire improved market mood. By 0904 GMT, the FTSE 250 had added 0.1%, and the blue-chip index had risen in 11 of the past 12 months.

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