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London's top shares reach a seven-week high as investors buy safer British businesses
The main index climbed 1.1% on Thursday to finish at exactly 10,840.35 points, marking its best performance since 26 August. Markets got a lift when finance minister John Healey promised to keep strict control over government spending ahead of this month's budget. Drug company AstraZeneca jumped 3.2% as money moved away from global AI shares and into safer UK companies.
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