FTSE 100 Nudged Up by Defensive Stocks as European Peers Struggle - Stock market news

The FTSE 100 index ended the session 0.37% higher on Wednesday as sharp losses for electronics distributor RS Group, Irish building-materials supplier CRH and home-improvement retailer Kingfisher were offset by gains of defensive stocks. "It's been a b... | 12:11pm

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