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UK stock markets languish after Bank chief tempers hopes of inflation fall

Source: PA Archive

A downbeat investor mood swept across UK stock markets on Tuesday ahead of policymakers meeting in the US and following a gloomy inflation outlook from the Bank of England’s governor.

London’s FTSE 100 languished with gambling giants Entain and Flutter Entertainment among the day’s biggest fallers.

The blue-chip index moved 14.37 points lower or 0.19%, to

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