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Major lenders make rate reductions as markets take some heart from a possible truce in the Iran war.
Last year, the highest proportion of men aged 20-34 were still living at home since at least 2007 as the rising cost of living takes hold.
Brent crude sinks by a tenth after Iran says the key waterway is open for commercial ships for the rest of the ceasefire.
Experts say Mythos potentially has an unprecedented ability to identify and exploit cyber-security weaknesses.
Drivers have seen weeks of increases as the US-Israeli war with Iran pushed up wholesale oil prices.
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| Indices | ||
| Value | Move | % |
| FTSE 100 | 10,667.60 | 77.64  | 0.73 |
| FTSE All Share | 5,720.01 | 48.55 | 0.86 |
| Currencies | ||
| Value | Move | % |
| Euro | ||
| 1.15 | -0.04  | 0.00 |
| United States Dollar | ||
| 1.35 | -0.03 | 0.00 |
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