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FTSE unruffled by May's new Brexit move | |
(about 4 hours later) | |
(Noon): Markets largely shrugged off Prime Minister Theresa May's announcement that the government would be publishing a White Paper setting out its plans for leaving the EU. | |
By lunchtime, the benchmark FTSE 100 share index was up 21.07 points or 0.29% at 7,171.41. | |
Sterling was up 0.5% against the dollar at $1.2584 and 0.38% higher against the euro at 1.1710 euros. | |
Rental equipment firm Ashtead Group was the top gainer on the FTSE, up 3.2%. | |
Telecoms company Vodafone was the biggest faller, shedding 2.7% on a broker downgrade. |