FTSE 100 : London markets open lower amid Aston Martin’s plunge and tepid GDP data

The UK’s GDP growth for the second quarter was a bit of a letdown. The Office for National Statistics reported a 0.5% expansion, which missed the initial 0.6% estimate and fell short of the 0.7% growth in the first quarter. Year-on-year, GDP increased by 0.7%, below the market consensus of 0.9%. It …
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