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Stocks in London are set to tread water on Tuesday, as investors look ahead to US corporate earnings and economic data.
In the US corporate calendar on Tuesday, there will be results from Bank of.
European markets were trading higher on Wednesday, in a sign of cautious optimism ahead of US inflation data.
The FTSE 100 index opened up 26.06 points, 0.4% at 7,308.58. The FTSE 250 was up 14.30.
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Stocks in London are called lower on Monday, after soft economic data from China pointed to a weak demand outlook.
The Chinese consumer price index for June was flat, coming down from the 0.2% seen.