FTSE 100 enjoys strongest January since 1989

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The FTSE 100 rose 6.43% or 379.07 points in January, making this the strongest start to a year since 1989.

Investors' rotation back into equities helped add £96bn to the value of blue-chip companies over the month. This is the healthiest month for the FTSE 100 since January 1989, when the index rose ...

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