The FTSE 100 index was down 28.76 points, 0.4%, at 8,246.84 near the open. The FTSE 250 was down 44.69 points, 0.2%, at 19,221.12, and the AIM All-Share was down 0.62 points, 0.1%, at 669.26.

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