MARKET WRAPS Stocks: European stocks struggled for direction on Tuesday as investor focus again turned to the prospects of further interest rate rises.
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The FTSE 100 Index closed Tuesday up 0.1% to 7461 points pushed by banks and miners as hopes of state support for the Chinese economy backed commodity prices, AJ Bell investment director Russ Mould says in a note.
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