The FTSE 100 is down 0.3 per cent in early trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Bloomsbury, Games Workshop, Frasers, Balfour Beatty, Smart Metering Systems and Vertu Motors. Read the Thursday 7 December Business Live blog below.
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Market open: FTSE 100 down 0.4%; FTSE 250 off 0.7%5
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