FTSE 100 edges higher but retailers drop after weak December
by Henry Saker-Clark
Jan 19, 2024
2 minutes
The FTSE 100 stumbled to a marginal gain on Friday after downbeat economic data led to another weak session for shares in UK retailers.
The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said the volume of goods sold by retailers last month dropped at the fastest rate in three years as under-pressure families shifted part of their Christmas shop to earlier in the year.
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