FTSE 100 LIVE: Stocks rise and pound at six-month low as budget uncertainty hits UK retail sales

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Across the pond on Wall Street, the S&P 500 ( ^GSPC) rose 0.5% during the session, and the tech-heavy Nasdaq ( ^IXIC) was just 0.03% higher. The Dow Jones ( ^DJI) also gained almost 1.1%.