Barclays, the Budget and Greece were unsurprisingly big topics in web world today.
Also in the frame was tube strike news and house prices.
Banking titan Barclays (LON:BARC) headed up Footsie early on, up 3.15%, as shock news emerged that its chief executive had been ousted,
Antony Jenkins left with a senior independent director citing the need for a “new set of skills” to drive the business forward. He will be replaced on a temporary basis by chairman John McFarlane, who has only been in his current role since April.
The contents of Chancellor Osborne's red case will be closely scrutinised - but not today, when everyone will just be jumping on the soundbite take-aways. Still, sweeping welfare cuts and income tax changes look like they are on the way.
In Greece, not quite yet a full blown tragedy - the can has been punted or weakly shunted a little further down the road, with Athens having been given till Sunday to reach agreement with its bailout creditors.
It comes after yesterday's emergency summit yet again failed to reach a compromise.
In company news, Eurasia Mining (LON:EUA) was London's biggest riser, up 40%, as the group revealed it had now been granted a milestone mining licence for the West Kytlim project in Russia. Shares were then suspended following a sharp rise in early deals.
The biggest laggard was Azonto Petroleum (LON:AZO). down 45% after last night revealing it was planning to dispose of its main asset - a 35% stake in Vioco Petroleum to Vitol E&P and cancel the group's AIM listing.
Three may be a magic number but £200,000 is also - if you're looking to buy a home in the UK that is. The average house price here has now breached the £200,000 mark, according to latest data from Halifax.
Lets hope Mr Osborne is not getting a tube into Westminster as commuters are set to experience major transport disruptions from today, it also emerged
Union’s members are striking ahead of the launch of the 24-hour Tube in September.