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FTSE rises but Unilever drops on London HQ news

UK blue-chip stocks edged up Thursday, helped by gains for supermarket giant Tesco

FTSE rises but Unilever drops on London HQ news

UK blue-chip stocks edged up Thursday, helped by gains for supermarket giant Tesco after a ratings upgrade. The rise comes after a string of losses that were spurred in part by fears of a global trade war, MarketWatch reports.

Unilever was in focus, after the maker of Ben & Jerry’s ice cream and other consumer brands has chosen Netherlands over the UK for its single corporate headquarters.

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