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The FTSE 100 rallied heading into Tuesday afternoon, with gains for the blue-chip index broad-based, in confident trade ahead of a US inflation reading.
A red-hot US consumer price rise could undo.
European markets closed higher on Tuesday, as investors shrugged off higher-than-expected inflation data from the US.
The FTSE 100 index closed up 78.58 points, 1.0%, at 7,747.81. The FTSE 250 ended.