(Reuters) -London stocks were flat on Wednesday, stabilising a day after flaring concerns around the U.S. Federal Reserve’s independence hit risk assets worldwide.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 held steady at 9269.3 points by 1009 GMT, coming off a 0.6% fall on Tuesday after U.S. President Donald Trump said he was firing Federal Reserve Governor Lisa Cook.

Cook’s lawyer responded that the Fed governor will file a lawsuit to prevent Trump from firing her.

Tuesday’s fall snapped a five-day winning streak for the index.

UK’s blue-chip index hit a record high last week, when global markets got a lift after Fed Chair Jerome Powell signalled a possible interest rate cut at the Fed’s September meeting.

Personal goods led gains among the major FTSE sub-sectors on Wednesday with a 1.3% increase, foll

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