The FTSE 100 closed up 27.63 points at 7847.99. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Entain, ASOS, Just Eat Takeaway, Antofagasta, Workspace Group, and Liontrust Asset Management.
The UK headline inflation rate dropped to 3.2 per cent in the year ending March on the back of easing food prices.
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FTSE 100 closes up 27.63 points at 7847.99
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The FTSE 100 Index opened at 7820.36