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London close: FTSE reaches record close as Morrisons leads retail rally
London stocks notched up a record closing high on Tuesday as retailers were boosted by a strong Christmas trading update from Morrisons and strong supermarket industry data.
Ineos launches challenge to Scottish fracking ban
Ineon, the petrochemicals group owned by Jim Ratcliffe, has applied for a judicial review of the Scottish government's decision to ban fracking announced in October.
Wednesday preview: Sainsbury's, SuperDry, TW, Tullow and industrial production
Wednesday sees UK industrial production, construction output and trade data, plus company updates from retailers Sainsbury's and SuperGroup/SuperDry, builder Taylor Wimpey and Tullow Oil.
Ferrexpo production falls 7pc in 2017 after maintenance
Ferrexpo reported higher production of iron ore pellets in the fourth quarter, though the Ukraine-based company's output for 2017 was down on the previous year due to earlier maintenance of its pelletiser machine.
Supermarkets savour happy Christmas as households spend £1bn more
UK supermarkets had a very merry Christmas as they notched up the busiest shopping day ever recorded on the Friday before Christmas and in the run-up to the big day sold £1bn more groceries than the year before.
Safestore hikes dividend and sees strong self-storage outlook
Safestore hiked its dividend 20% after a strong trading year to end-October, with the self-storage group revealing a positive outlook for trading in the UK and France and a new development site in Paris.
Eurozone unemployment rate nears nine-year low
Unemployment in the eurozone shrank modestly towards the end of last year, approaching a nine-year low as economic conditions in the bloc continue to improve.
Morrisons enjoys barnstorming Christmas as wholesale rolls out
Supermarket group Morrisons reported on a much stronger than expected Christmas period, boosted by the roll-out of its new wholesale operations.
Morrisons enjoys bumper Christmas, Persimmon expects modestly gain
London open The FTSE 100 was being called 18 points higher on Tuesday, having lost ground to finish at 7,696. 51 the day before.
UK retail sales remain lacklustre amid household income squeeze - BRC
UK retail sales remained lacklustre in the industry's vital festive period, a widely followed survey showed on Tuesday, with non-food sales growth the lowest in five years.