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Petrol Prices Cause Inflation to Ease in August: The London Rush

A customer fills up at a petrol station in Essex.

Photographer: Hollie Adams/Bloomberg
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Here’s the key business news from London-listed companies this morning.

UK Inflation: Britain’s Consumer Prices Index rose 9.9% from a year ago last month, compared to 10.1% in July, the Office for National Statistics said Wednesday. Economists were expecting a reading of 10%.