IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open 8.6 points lower, 0.1%, at 8,588.82 on Wednesday. The index of London large-caps ended up just 1.07 points at 8,597.42 on Tuesday. It has risen for 16 ...

Reaching the security pact was long seen as the lowest hanging fruit for negotiators given that Britain already has intertwined defence ties with 23 EU countries in NATO. Those bonds have only ...