Supreme, a London-listed firm which owns nutrition and vape brands, and which distributes Duracell batteries in the UK, said it is in talks to buy Typhoo out of administration. Its shares are down by around 3%.

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The FTSE 100 has closed at its highest level for a month as it benefited from a strong opening on Wall Street. Banks were among the top performers in London, with broad positivity around the financial sector helping to push Barclays higher despite the bank being hit with a £40 million fine by the financial watchdog.

The FTSE 100 eeks out a gain, while the pound advances against the dollar to briefly trade above $1.26 That’s all from us at Markets Today for now. Join us here again tomorrow when we’ll be taking you through those reports as well as everything you need to know for UK markets.