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FTSE edges higher ahead of US updates

LONDON'S blue chip share index struggled to make headway yesterday as markets trod water ahead of updates from a raft of Wall Street giants.

The FTSE-100 Index – which on Monday hit its highest level for more than four years in intraday trading – edged up 9.5 points to close at 6117.3.

Investors on both sides of the Atlantic chose to stay on the sidelines as they await full-year figures from JP Morgan and Goldman Sachs this week, with Chinese gross domestic product data also due out on Friday.

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