Shares in Manchester United hit a three-and-a-half year high, up 11.2% amid speculation that tech giant Apple is considering buying the club.
Car manufacturers have recorded a return to production growth after nearly 70,000 vehicles left the factory gates during October.
The figure recorded by the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders represents growth of 7% on a year earlier, although the figure is still down 48% on 2019’s total.
In today’s corporate news, renewable energy giant SSE said it had sold a 25% stake in its electricity transmission business for £1.5 billion to Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan.
