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LONDON STOCKS
Equities held up well in thf face Nf a
£429m October tradf deficit see PagD
Gilts slipped an eighth or a quarter
in places.
Brightest spot among the big names
was Boots, which fumped 10p to 172p in
thf wake of a better-than-expfcted 25pc
profits spturn (Page 124).
News of the Hull System X con-ract
confirmed earlier gains for GEC up 6a
at 196-8 and Plessey up 8p at 212p)N
Extel leapt 46p to 416p behind figures.
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