FTSE 100 Closes Up After Weak UK PMI Boosts Housing Stocks

The FTSE 100 closed 0.68% higher on Wednesday at 7,320.53 points as weak provisional U.K. purchasing managers' data suggested interest rates are having the desired effect. The sharp slide in U.K....

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