The FTSE 100 closed down 0.14 per cent or 10.59 points to 7,761.11. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are GSK, Entain, Vodafone, Halma, Darktrace, Virgin Money and Glencore. Read the Wednesday 1 February Business Live blog below.
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