{
  "id": 12420857,
  "title": "London stocks gain on softer oil, easing gilt yields; Defence shares fall",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/06/london-stocks-gain-on-softer-oil-easing-gilt-yields-defence-shares",
  "topic": "finance",
  "section": "Finance & Markets",
  "published": "2026-10-06T16:15:55.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40442925/london-stocks-gain-on-softer-oil-easing-gilt-yields-defence-shares-fall"
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  "original_language": "en",
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  "summary": "The UK’s FTSE 100 advanced on Tuesday as a retreat in bond yields and softer oil prices calmed investors following last week’s bond-market volatility, while losses in defence stocks capped gains. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index rose 0.4% to 24,215.33 points, while the midcap FTSE 250 also climbed 0.4%. Brent crude oil declined 2% as resilient Middle Eastern crude exports and a G7 emergency stockpile…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}