FTSE CLOSE: Footsie down slightly as US investors watch Donald Trump close in on the Republican Party's nomination
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The FTSE 100 index at the close was down 5.82 at 6147.06. It comes as investors expressed dismay at the prospect of Donald Trump moving a step closer to the Republican nomination.