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Market overview: Shares higher on hopes for deal in Greece
1630Close Stocks rose after Greek PM Tsipras sent a letter overnight to the country's creditors showing he was now coming around to their demands. RBS was at the head of the charge, while miners provided a drag as investors continued to monitor the large drop in Chinese equities. Speaking in the afternoon Tsipras asked his countrymen to vote against the current bailout terms, possibly in another attempt to pull on creditors´ leash. Zoopla led fallers on the second-tier index with traders referencing talk that Swiss-listed Myriad Group was pitching a short position on the company´s shares.
Chinese stock exchanges to lower transaction fees
China´s two major stock market exchanges lowered the fees they charge investors on transactions in the wake of the recent slump in shares.
US jobs growth accelerates in June, ADP says
The US jobs market continued to be in good health last month, according to the results of a widely followed survey.
UK manufacturing growth slows to 26-month low
Growth in British manufacturing activity unexpectedly slowed to its lowest level in 26 months in June, data from Markit and the CIPS showed on Wednesday.