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It’s Monday morning and London’s blue-chip index is set to rise as investors settle in for the final few days of speculation ahead of John Healey’s first Budget on Wednesday.
Investors will be on alert following Friday’s surge in oil prices, which came amid rising speculation that a fresh wave of fighting could break out between the US and Iran.
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