The FTSE 100 closed down 0.27 per cent or 21.06 points to 7,831.58 this afternoon. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are J Sainsbury, Barclays, Unilever, AstraZeneca, WPP, Petrofac, Taylor Wimpey and London Stock Exchange. Read the Thursday 27 April Business Live blog below.
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