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3) ITV chief under pressure from shareholder Sir Peter Basalgeti is facing a rebellion from investors over his role in a shadowy investment fund amid allegations that he and other directors presided over corporate governance failures.

4) Wall Street Ryder threatens to cause online fashion crash YNAP).

5) “Cheap record” British stocks provide a historic buying opportunity, says JP Morgan UK at bargain prices following a series of massive underperformance according to the investment bank.

What happened overnight

Asian stocks followed a rally on Wall Street in early trading on Tuesday as the passage of the US Infrastructure Act boosted sentiment while oil prices rose on expectations of energy demand in an expansionary global economy.

In early Asian trading, MSCI’s broadest index of Asia-Pacific shares outside Japan was up 0.3%.

Japan’s Nikkei rose 0.06% while Australian shares fell 0.12%.

China’s CSI300 index rose 0.33% in early trade. Hong Kong’s Hang Seng Index opened up 0.65 a piece.

On Monday, the benchmark S&P 500 on Wall Street and the Nasdaq extended their run from all-time highs to eight consecutive sessions, while the Dow Jones posted its record closing highs in a row.

Coming today

Companies: Associated British Foods (full year results); 3i Infrastructure, DCC, Land Securities, Oxford Instruments (interims); Direct Line, Persimmon, Watches of Switzerland, Grafton Group (trading updates)

Economy: BRC Retail Sales (UK); economic sentiment (EU); Producer Price Index (USA)

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