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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
Sterling Unlikely to Fall Materially if BOE Pauses Rate Rise Cycle 1042 GMT - The Bank of England is likely to pause its cycle of interest-rate rises in May but this won't materially weaken sterling, Monex Europe says. Markets are pricing in just . | 08:30am
A new Bank of America report cites Diageo (NYSE:DEO) and Pernod Ricard (OTCMKTS:PRNDY) as U.S.-listed alcoholic beverage companies expected to show resilience