UPS AND DOWNS "The FTSE 100 has underperformed despite briefly pushing up to a new four year high, with the record high at 7,903 remaining tantalisingly just out of reach. The main drags on the UK benchmark were the more defensive sectors of health care, with some underperformance from some big caps like Unilever, Astrazeneca, and HSBC. MICHAEL HEWSON, CMC MARKETS

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