FTSE 100 little moved; Wall Street marginally higher at the open

FTSE 100 index down 3 points US stocks open slightly higher Congress begins debate over Trump impeachment 2.44pm: Wall Street ekes out positive open The main indices on Wall Street kicked off Wednesday’s session just about in the green as the US House of Representatives began their deliberations of fresh impeachment charges against Donald Trump. In the first minutes of trading, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 0.02% at 31,090 while the S&P 500 rose 0.09% to 3,804 and the Nasdaq climbed 0.14% to 13,091. The markets opened shortly after US House members began the debate over Trump’s impeachment, the president currently stands accused of inciting an insurrection after encouraging a group of supporters to riot and storm the Capitol building last week. If the House votes to formally charge Trump he will become the first president in history to be impeached twice, although his conviction will hinge on a two-third vote of support in the US Senate following a trial, the timetable for which has yet to be decided. Back in London, the FTSE 100 was mostly back to square one in late-afternoon, down 3 points at 6,750 at around 2.45pm. 1.30pm: Naked Wines CEO says high […]

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