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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
City Staff

FTSE 100 Live: ‘Pressure on the Bank of England to raise rates’; Palantir job cuts; FTSE closes down 0.1%

Forecast-busting public sector borrowing figures today set the tone for a downbeat session by the FTSE 100 index.

The latest lacklustre performance by London shares came amid more uncertainty due to the ongoing US debt ceiling negotiations.

On the corporate front, BT shares are in focus after telecoms billionaire Patrick Drahi raised his stake to 24.5%.

Take a look at the latest data as markets close. Click the tabs to go between the charts,

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