Welcome back to the City AM FTSE 100 liveblog.
London’s blue-chip index is shaping up for a modest dip on open as investors digest the shifting pressures on global markets.
Asian stock markets mostly dropped on Monday following continued jitters over AI funding needs. A fall in oil prices also offered some reprieved to the bond markets, helping to limit some losses in Asia.
Oil dropped after Donald Trump waived some sanctions on Russia, though Brent crude remained stubbornly high over $108 per barrel after a hefty weekly gain last week.
Stick with us throughout the day for the latest news from the London Stock Exchange and the wider business world, as soon as we get it.
Here’s a few of our top headlines this morning:
- UK company profit warnings surge as Iran war drives up costs
- MPs press competition watchdog to probe live music industry’s ‘dominant’ firms
- Tories call for urgent action on youth unemployment in Budget
- Condé Nast UK profits slump by more than a third as sale scrapped
- What drinking alcohol at football could tell us about sporting fandom
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