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There was very little in the way of retracements for dollar bulls overnight, as traders held onto their positions whilst the dollar sat pretty at its 9-month high.
Balfour Beatty makes progress as it restructures the business, Persimmon sells more houses at higher prices, Hochschild benefits from higher output and prices, Network International says activity starts returning to pre-pandemic levels, and Rotork launches a new share buyback.