BUSINESS LIVE: BoE holds base rate at 5%; Next eyes £1bn profit; Ocado Retail targets double-digit growth

The Bank of England's Monetary Policy Committee has voted to hold base rate at 5 per cent by a by a majority of 8–1. The FTSE 100 is up 1 per cent in midday trading. Among the companies with reports and trading updates today are Next, Ocado Retail and Close Brothers. Read the Thursday 19 September Business Live blog below.> If you are using our app or a third-party site click here to read Business LiveClose Brothers shares top FTSE 350 fallersBytes Technology Group shares top FTSE 350 risers'The general consensus is to expect more rate cuts this year and into next'Breaking:BoE holds base rate at 5%No cut! Bank of England holds base rate at 5% - what it means for youGoogle ad monopoly harming journalism with high fees, trial hearsS4 Capital continues to suffer advertising downturn as sales slumpClose Brothers says cost of FCA probe 'cannot be reliably estimated'The leafy village devastated by Asda petrol station leakNext nears £1bn in profit and vows to trim prices for shoppersOcado ups guidance as customers return to M&S joint venture and sales surge Powell shows the way - now Bank of England must follow: ALEX BRUMMERFed goes big with jumbo US rate cut sending pound soaring'Ocado Retail is starting to deliver, after a bumpy period for the company'Next 'hot streak' driven by online demand Ocado Retail eyes double-digit growthMini-nukes boost for Rolls-Royce as it wins contract to build reactors for the Czech government Blow for British Steel as losses hit £400m Advertisement Share or comment on this article: BUSINESS LIVE: BoE holds base rate at 5%; Next eyes £1bn profit; Ocado Retail targets double-digit growth

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