By Live Commentary

Updated: 17:24 GMT, 13 December 2023

The British economy shrank by 0.3 per cent in October, missing economist forecasts of flat growth for the month, fresh data from the Office for National Statistics shows.

The FTSE 100 closed up 5.67 points at 7548.44. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Entain, Workspace, Springfield Properties and Newbury Racecourse. Read the Wednesday 13 December Business Live blog below.

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BUSINESS LIVE: UK GDP shrinks 0.3%; Entain boss exits; Workspace embraces solar power



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