After opening slightly down and drifting further lower subsequently, the U.K. market has regained lost ground and is up in positive territory around noon on Wednesday.
The benchmark FTSE 100, which eased to 9,160.65, recovered subsequently and was at 9,214.91, up 25.69 points or about 0.27%, a little while ago.+25.69(
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