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| FTSE 100 closes lower after Yellen speech | |
| (about 5 hours later) | |
| Shares in London turned south after a key speech by the US central bank chairman. | |
| In it, she said existing banking rules should be left largely as they were. US president Donald Trump has called these rules a "disaster". | |
| Overall, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 5.6 points at 7,401.46. | |
| Shares in troubled doorstep lender Provident Financial rose 22% - their third increase in a row, following their 66% plunge on Tuesday. | |
| The stock was bolstered by news of a management shake-up at the firm. | |
| Tuesday's slump was prompted by the company's second profit warning in three months. | Tuesday's slump was prompted by the company's second profit warning in three months. |
| Provident rose 13% on Thursday and 12% on Wednesday. | Provident rose 13% on Thursday and 12% on Wednesday. |
| Friday's trading was not so rosy for advertising giant WPP, another firm that has seen big losses this week. | Friday's trading was not so rosy for advertising giant WPP, another firm that has seen big losses this week. |
| Its shares fell 11% on Wednesday after it reported slowing sales, then rose 2.9% on Thursday. But on Friday it was back in the losers' table, shedding 1.7%. | |
| On the currency markets, the pound gained on the dollar's fall post that Yellen speech. | |
| It was up 0.61% at $1.2879 and rose 0.04% against the euro at 1.0842 euros. |