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LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: Stocks and dollar up on US debt ceiling optimism
(Alliance News) - Stock prices in London were higher at midday on Thursday as growing confidence about US debt ceiling negotiations helped to lift market mood, buttressed by some strong individual shares performances from the likes of Aston Martin and Genuit.
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