UK Stock Market Hits Record as Manufacturers Win Business

Britain's main stock index struck a record high Tuesday as a survey showed manufacturers gaining business from the slide in the value of the pound since the country's decision in June to leave the European Union.   In early-afternoon trading, the FTSE 100 index was up 0.5 percent at 7,182. Though the index is down slightly from its earlier all-time high of 7,205.21, it remains on course to better the previous record closing high of 7,142.83.   One of the main reasons...

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