The Bank of England will at midday publish its decision on the direction of interest rates, with markets expecting the Monetary Policy Committee to keep base rate on hold at its current level of 5.25 per cent.
The FTSE 100 will open at 8am. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Nationwide, Virgin Money, Next, Direct Line, Dowlais Group and Ascential. Read the Thursday 21 March Business Live blog below.
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