1. FTSE 100 Live
Index surges but banks down.
2. Northvolt boss leaves after battery firm files for bankruptcy in US
Peter Carlsson’s departure after eight years at the helm was announced on Friday, hot on the heels of Thursday’s news it had filed for Chapter 11 in the US.
3. Energy bills to climb once again in January as price cap lifted £21
The energy price cap, which determines bills, will climb by 1.2%, or £21, to £1,738 from January, after a 10% increase came into force last month.
4. Bitcoin closes in on $100,000 amid red-hot Trump rally
Bitcoin has been on a rip since president-elect Donald Trump’s victory in early November, when he promised to usher in a raft of pro-crypto policies.
5. Retail sales tumble on weather and Budget jitters
According to the Office for National Statistics, sales across the sector slipped 0.7% month on month in October, against analysts’ anticipations for a 0.3% drop.