IG says futures indicate the FTSE 100 to open 39.5 points lower, 0.5%, at 8,824.85 on Thursday. The index of London large-caps closed up 11.27 points, 0.1%, at 8,864.35 on Wednesday.

In today’s edition of The Capitals, read about human rights in our time, Germany's court battle over the banning of far-right ...