BUSINESS CLOSE: Inflation steady at 2.2% in August; Legal & General to sell housebuilder CALA for £1.4bn; M&C Saatchi ...
By Live Commentary Updated: 12:08 EDT, 18 September 2024 The FTSE 100 closed down 56.18 points at 8253.68. Consumer price inflation came in at 2.2 per cent for August, unchanged on the previous month and in-line with economist forecasts, fresh data from …