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Michael Hunter,Graeme Evans and Daniel O'Boyle

FTSE 100 Live 12 March: UK GDP in focus after index closes up 1% to 2024 high, US inflation setback

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Markets are digesting what the latest jobs and wages figures mean for the prospect of interest rate cuts, as ONS figures showed unemployment ticked up to 3.9% but annual wage growth remains higher than the Bank of England’s liking at 6.1%.

The FTSE 100 Index closed 1% higher, with UK traders undeterred by hotter-than-expected US inflation.

Elsewhere, the competition watchdog has launched a formal investigation into the veterinary sector and Persimmon and Domino’s Pizza UK have posted results.

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