Standard Chartered faces $2.7bn lawsuit over alleged role in 1MDB fraud, shares fall as legal and reputational risks grow.

FTSE opens higher as welfare vote looms and UK house prices dip; Mpac and Kitwave plunge, National Grid rises on Ofgem plan.

Sainsbury’s beats expectations with strong sales and market share gains, but shares barely move as guidance and margins remain unchanged.

Gold jumps on tariff fears and geopolitical risk. HSBC warns supply and weaker demand may cap gains by year-end.

Dame Julia Hoggett urges a public campaign to revive UK stock market culture amid investor apathy and firm exodus to the US.

FTSE slips 0.4% despite steady UK GDP and rising mortgage approvals; housebuilders fall, Babcock gains on upgrades.

Robinhood’s stock soared 10% after launching tokenized OpenAI and SpaceX shares in Europe, expanding crypto access to private equity investors.