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London close: FTSE ends flat as JD Sports tumbles on guidance downgrade

By Michele Maatouk

Date: Thursday 20 Aug 2026

(Sharecast News) - London stocks finished flat on Thursday as bond yields ticked higher again after the previous session's falls, and with JD Sports under the cosh after a guidance downgrade.
The FTSE 100 closed steady at 10,748.16. Meanwhile, bond yields crept up again, having dropped on Wednesday after the Treasury...

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