Retailers will be in focus on Thursday, with retail sales data for November due out at 9:30, and at least two High Street chains set to report.
High street sports retailer Sports Direct will reveal its interim results. Revenues are expected to have held up well despite the cautious consumer environment after the firm reported that sales growth had quickened from 0.5% in the first quarter to 11.5% in the first nine weeks of the second quarter.
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