UK's FTSE 100 muted ahead of long holiday weekend.

UK's FTSE 100 was flat on Friday, after a drop in the previous session on fears of higher-for-longer interest rates and ahead of an extended weekend for the holidays. The export-oriented FTSE 100 shed 0.01 percent, while the domestically oriented FTSE 250 lost 0.08 percent by 0827 GMT. Banks dropped 0.3 percent, but gains in healthcare firms such as GSK and the consumer staples sector helped limit losses. The FTSE closed lower on...

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