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The FTSE 100 finished 22.65 points, or 0.28%, lower to end the day at 8,201.54.

It said full-year underlying pre-tax profits are set to come in around the upper end of market forecasts for between £349 million to £390 million.

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The blue-chip index had surged early in the day after the US election result, but swung back to finish in the red on Wednesday.

Retailers, housebuilders and hospitality firms all say Labour’s increase in employers’ national insurance contributions will lead to price rises.

The building giant said home sales fell between July and November, to 1,416 from 1,439 a year ago.

Persimmon said that it was on track to deliver around 10,500 homes in the full year.

Borrowing costs continue to be in focus after a rocky week for markets on both sides of the Atlantic.

London’s FTSE 100 was down 49.53 points, or 0.61%, to close at 8,110.1.