The FTSE 100 index closed down 12.79 points, 0.2%, at 8,570.77. The FTSE 250 ended down 58.50 points, 0.3%, at 20,653.26, but the AIM All-Share closed up 0.24 of a point at 712.37.
The BoE is also grappling with sagging UK business confidence and surveys point to corporate redundancies. Data suggests the UK economy probably failed to grow in the final months of 2024.
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From January 20 to 22, a total of 9.5 percent of respondents said that Armenia is going in the right direction, 14.7 percent—rather in the right direction, 19.7 percent—rather in the wrong direction, ...