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Tuesday was a flat day for the FTSE 100, lifting just 13 points to 5,799. RBS was the biggest climber of the day, rising +3.51% while Aberdeen Asset Management stumbled -2.20% lower, the biggest overall loser.

Overnight in Asia, stocks have fallen with the Nikkei dipping more than -1.22% to 9,308 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng swung -0.89% south to 21,648.

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