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LONDON MARKET CLOSE: Stocks subdued ahead of US Fed rate decision


LONDON MARKET MIDDAY: FTSE 100 rises as Lloyds brightens bank sector


TOP NEWS: WPP hails "return to growth" amid strong first quarter


* Travel stocks ease from record highs* Deutsche Bank records best qtr since 2014, tops STOXX 600* Santander, Lloyds also mark strong quarters (Updat...


BROKER RATINGS: Peel Hunt boosts Playtech to Buy from Reduce


(For a Reuters live blog on U.S., UK and European stock markets, click LIVE/ or type LIVE/ in a news window)* Lloyds gains as Q1 profit jumps* FTSE 1...


LONDON MARKET OPEN: Bright start ahead of US Fed with Lloyds, WPP up