The FTSE 100 closed up 0.09 per cent or 6.24 points to 7,287.43 this afternoon, after Liz Truss won the Conservative Party leadership election. Among UK companies with reports and updates are Vistry, Countryside, Aston Martin Lagonda and Dechra Pharmaceuticals. Read the Monday 5 September Business Live blog below.
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