FTSE 100 Outlook: Index Posts Worst Day in a Month Amid Commodities Sell-Off

FTSE 100 mirrored other major indexes on Thursday by finishing deep in the red, as a decline in commodities and Fed taper fears promoted risk-off appetite.

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FTSE 100 Outlook: Index Posts Worst Day in a Month Amid Commodities Sell-Off

2021-08-20T00:00:00.000Z

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