Investing.com -- British stocks were higher on Thursday afternoon fueled by investor optimism after a federal court blocked U.S. President Donald Trump’s proposed tariffs targeting key U.S. trade partners.

As of 1147 GMT, the blue-chip index FTSE 100 gained 0.04% and the British pound was mostly flat against the dollar to above 1.34.

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