- FTSE creeps up as hopes of avoiding US government shutdown grow.
- UK GDP shrinks unexpectedly, down 0.1% in January.
- US futures pointing up after stocks hit new 6-month lows.
- Gold approaches $3,000 per oz.
- US consumer confidence in focus today.
- Brent crude rallies above $70 per barrel.
Derren Nathan, head of equity research, Hargreaves Lansdown:
“The FTSE 100’s opened up a touch this morning after a rebound in Asian stocks overnight. They were buoyed by hopes that the US government...