UK: CBI Retail Sales Balance in December improves to +11 from -19 in November
|The Confederation of British Industry (CBI) reported on Wednesday that the Retail Sales Balance in December improved to +11 from -19 in November.
The CBI's Expected Retail Sales for January stood at -17.
Market reaction
This report doesn't seem to be having a significant impact on risk sentiment. As of writing, the UK's FTSE 100 Index was rising 0.7% on the day and US stock index futures were up between 0.65% and 0.75%.
Meanwhile, GBP/USD stays on the back foot and was last seen trading at 1.2120, where it was losing 0.5% on a daily basis.
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