Markets snap: The Nikkei closed up 1.18 per cent at 19,776.62. The FTSE 100, which closed at 7,413.59, is forecast to open 22 points higher when trading begins shortly. Good morning: Shares in the stock market darling JD Sports fell last month after a decade-long rise because investors were spooked by a profit warning from its US rival Foot Locker. So is the “athleisure market” (yes, that really is a thing) slowing? It is hard to conclude that from JD Sports’s better-than-expected record half-year results…

Source: The Times September 12, 2017 07:52 UTC