At the other end of the FTSE 100, Mediclinic International weighed. The private healthcare chain slipped by 17½p to 538p after confirming that talks with Spire, its mid-cap peer, had ended without an agreement. “Accordingly, Mediclinic does not intend to make an offer for Spire,” it told investors.

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