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In the US last night, the Dow finished up 1.92 at 20,658.02 the Nasdaq up 3.11 at 5,880.93 and the S&P 500 up 1.62 at 2,357.16.

In Asia, the Nikkei was recently down 109.27 points at 18,688.94 - the Hang Seng down 207.79 at 24,054.39 - crude oil traded at $53.08 a barrel and Brent at $55.98.

Gold settled at $1,251.10 an ounce.

Trade well and prosper.

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UK inflation rate remains at 2.3%

UK inflation held steady last month, as rising prices for food and clothing were offset by lower air fares.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said inflation as measured by the Consumer Prices Index remained at 2.3%.

The main downward effect on inflation last month came from air fares, which was down to the timing of Easter.
However, the ONS data showed food prices in March were 1.2% higher than last year, the biggest annual rise in three years.

Cheaper fuel
This year, the cost of air fares fell by nearly 4% in March from the month before. However, last year, when Easter Sunday fell on 27 March, air fares had jumped by more than 20% amid higher demand.
With Easter Sunday falling on 16 April this year, economists are expecting inflation to pick up this month.
As well as air fares, fuel also had a downward impact on inflation, as the prices paid by motorists at the pump fell slightly.

The biggest upward impact on inflation came from food and non-alcoholic drinks, where prices rose by 0.4% in March from the month before, compared with a 0.6% fall a year earlier.