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Live, rolling coverage of business, economics and financial markets as FTSE 100 gains on hopes of US-China trade thaw; Shell profits drop 28% to $5.5bnAnother upshot of the possible trade rapprochement: the FTSE 100 is on course for its longest ever winning streak.The index closed up by 0.02% on Thursday, its 13th successive gain. Friday’s early gain suggests that – barring an abrupt turnaround – it could break the record for the most consecutive trading days in a row, set back in 2017. Continue reading...

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