1. London Stock Exchange outage hits small cap shares
Trading in the London Stock Exchange was halted over several points during morning trading, the second time in three months that small cap shares have been affected.
2. UK food price inflation dips but record Christmas spending forecast
Food price inflation continues to ease off, according to the latest figures, and while the price of a Christmas roast is rising less than headline inflation, supermarkets are set to enjoy another record festive season.
3. Sainsbury's sees biggest jump in a decade
Also nestled within the supermarket data was the fact that Britain’s second-biggest supermarket increased its share of the grocery market by the largest jump since 2013.
4. Whoever owns The Telegraph, Lloyds Bank is the real winner
With the Barclay family buying back control of the Telegraph newspaper thanks to UAE funds, a regulatory investigation means a sense of limbo lingers, but the real winner is Lloyds.
5. Among European stocks, the FTSE was today's loser
London's blue-chip index closed down 23 points or 0.3% at 7,489.84 as heavyweight miners proved a drag, though the midcaps of the FTSE 250 were up 0.7%.