Robert Miller with the main City and business news as Europe's markets trade on thin volumes amid ongoing concerns about the Eurozone crisis, UK retail confidence picks up slightly in November from the previous month's record low; rail and bus operator National Express issues upbeat trdaing statement and remains on trcak to meet City profit forecasts and AstraZeneca takes a £245m impairmnent charges in a double blow to its drug pipeline.
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