- FTSE 100 flat at the open after posting new record yesterday.
- Barratt offers an upbeat outlook.
- Heineken raises a glass.
- US inflation data in focus.
- Oil dips after 3-day streak.
Matt Britzman, senior equity analyst, Hargreaves Lansdown:
“There’s an overarching sense of calm in the air, perhaps a little unnerving given the storm of political drama we’ve become accustomed too since Tump took office. The FTSE 100 opened flat this morning, and after posting another record high...