Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news
- S&P 500 hit record high last night
- Hospital admission risk up to 70% less with Omicron than Delta, UKHSA find
- Selfridges sold as part of £4bn deal
- Ministers under pressure to protect consumers from energy price crisis
It’s not much of a rally.. but the UK’s blue-chip shares have opened a little higher in today’s shortened session.
The FTSE 100 is up 7 points, or 0.1, at 7380 points, nudging towards November’s 21-month highs.
