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MARKET COMMENT: UK Stocks Gain, Pound Rallies On Economic Data
LONDON (Alliance News) - UK stock indices ended higher Wednesday, buoyed by economic data, while the pound jumped to a near four-and-a-half-year high against the US dollar as UK unemployment reached its lowest level in five years.
Stocks opened positively after Chinese GDP data rele