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London stock market surges on election results

Published: 08 May 2015 - 12:27 pm | Last Updated: 14 Jan 2022 - 09:46 pm


London - London's stock market surged at the start of trading on Friday as Prime Minister David Cameron's Conservatives looked set for a surprise victory in Britain's general election.

The benchmark FTSE 100 index rallied 2.0 percent in initial deals to 7,024.37 points.

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