BUSINESS CLOSE: Wage growth accelerates to 5.2%; Britvic takeover by Carlsberg cleared; Capita cuts more staff with AI ...
By LIVE COMMENTARY Updated: 12:29 EST, 17 December 2024 The FTSE 100 closed down 66.85 points at 8195.20. UK wages grew by a stronger than expected 5.2 per cent in the three months to October, fresh data from the Office for National Statistics shows. The …