Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as UK’s blue-chip share index moves closer to the 10,000 point mark
Fans of large, round numbers are getting excited as Britain’s stock market hits a new record high at the start of trading, and is getting close to the 10,000-point mark.
The FTSE 100, which closed at a new peak last night, gained 28 points or almost 0.3%, in early trading to 9,928 points.
Energy company SSE are the top riser on the FTSE 100 this morning, up 11%, after announcing a £33bn five-year investment plan which it says will deliver attractive growth and returns.
Tabletop gaming company Games Workshop are up 4%, followed by luxury goods maker Burberry (+2.7%).
