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London stocks surged Tuesday with investors relieved over Britain’s long-awaited Brexit deal with the EU, while eurozone equities also rose on US stimulus news with Frankfurt extending its record-breaking run. The British capital’s benchmark FTSE 100 index jumped 2.2 percent in late morning deals, having last traded on Christmas Eve before the announcement of a long-awaited post-Brexit trade deal. Britain and the EU finally struck a trade deal Thursday to cushion the economic blow of Brexit, in a major boost to Conservative PM Boris Johnson.—Agencies
