The FTSE 100 closed down 17.53 points at 7935.09, after hitting 8,015.63 earlier in the session. That was a touch above its closing record high of 8,014.31 set in February last year. However, it was still below its intraday record high of 8,047.06.
Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Revolution Bars Group, National World and Frontier Developments. Read the Tuesday 2 April Business Live blog below.
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FTSE 100 closes down 17.53 points at 7935.09
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