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FTSE 100 slips as investors focus on GDP

Growth is expected to come in at 0.3% over the previous three months

FTSE 100 slips as investors focus on GDP

UK stocks slipped Wednesday, as miners lost ground and investors braced for a reading on GDP that should reflect the health of the British economy after a run of poor data, MarketWatch reports.

What stocks are doing: The FTSE 100 index edged down 0.1% to 7,519.10, led by industrial and basic material shares. But the consumer goods and health care groups moved higher.

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