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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Business
Simon Hunt,Graeme Evans,Michael Hunter,Simon English and Daniel O'Boyle

FTSE 100 Live: UK retail sales plunge by 3.2%, Deliveroo beats earnings guidance, shares higher

Retailers endured a tough end to 2023 after official figures today revealed a shock plunge in sales volumes for December.

The biggest monthly decline since January 2021 increases the chances the UK economy experienced a mild recession at the end of the year.

In today’s session, Deliveroo and DFS Furniture have updated on trading while the FTSE 100 index is higher after a tech-led rebound on Wall Street.

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