FTSE 100 Live August 16: UK retail sales and index expected to rise again

FTSE 100 Live August 16: UK retail sales and index expected to rise again

The FTSE 100 is set to add another 40 points in opening trade, according to the futures market. That would put it on course for gains every day this week. It closed at 8,347.35 yesterday, just shy of the 8,367.98 it closed at on the last day of July before the sell-off began.