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US gains fail to keep FTSE rising

Miners fall as tariffs continue to cast a cloud; Just Eat downgraded to sell

US gains fail to keep FTSE rising

UK blue-chip stocks struggled to find the momentum on Monday to build on a five-session win streak, failing to follow US equities higher after a well-received US jobs report, MarketWatch reports.

The benchmark FTSE 100 had started higher alongside other global equity stock markets. But mining shares proved a drag, as the industry wrestles with the prospect of US tariffs on steel and aluminum.

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