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 pbrtly inspired bz WbllQStreet's dzll  
 response to latest US economic figurju.
                                        
 +jag vutures and gilt; 8riqe; diqt ted 
 tPj fate of the cash market, while     
 some buzkrs sta:ed 3idelinjd ahead ov  
 next week's corporate reports.         
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 -hjsj are set to include BA, Allied    
 HoZjeqL BPL@BAh, B( and +.jlevju.      
                                        
 Auprey remained the jbz's big winner,  
 soaring 119p tm 246p afte5 hearing kf  
 Amedjo US's recommkndjd offer.         
                                        
 Long-dated gilts fell a half pwint.    
                                        
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