Good morning: JD Sports Fashion closed at an all-time high last night as investors awaited today’s full-year results. Figures released overnight by the British Retail Consortium and KPMG appear to show that retail sales slowed last month compared with a year earlier. Markets snap The FTSE 100, which closed at 7,348.94 last night, is forecast to open down 11 points when trading begins shortly. Mastercard’s £750 million takeover of Vocalink has been cleared by the competition watchdog. The companies have offered a package of measures, which include permitting a new competitor to use its…

Source: The Times April 11, 2017 07:52 UTC