FTSE 100 Live: Blue chips dip, chancellor declares £7bn National...
FTSE 100 down 54 points at 8140 Retail sales plunge BP shares sent lower after big write-off 4.40pm: FTSE closes down 0.66% London's blue-chip index has ended the day 54 points lower, down 0.66% to 8139.81. The FTSE 250 Index finished down 178.5 points …