UK shares drop as inflation jumps; British American Tobacco weighs By Reuters
By Shivani Kumaresan and Shashank Nayar (Reuters) - British shares ended lower on Wednesday as a third national lockdown affected demand for new goods leading inflation to pick up a little more than expected in January, while British American Tobacco (LON:BATS) slumped despite positive earnings. The commodity-heavy FTSE 100 ended 0.6% lower, with construction and financial stocks leading declines. British...
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