FTSE 100 live: London index muted ahead of Jeremy Hunt March budget

London’s FTSE 100 edged lower this morning as investors brace for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt’s first budget around 12.30pm today. The capital’s premier index lost 0.52 per cent to drop to 7,597.09 points, while the domestically-focused mid-cap FTSE 250 index, which is more aligned with the health of the UK economy, shed 0.42 per cent to [...]