FTSE 100 up 32 points at 7,711 Retail sales rise 0.4% in August Business activity slips in August 2:10pm: Barclays upbeat on Lloyds; rate pause positive.
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The FTSE 100 index closed Friday flat, rising only 2 points to 7694, as a drop in mining and oil-exposed stocks offset a positive round of corporate earnings. AstraZeneca was the index s main.
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