Tesla, bitcoin and dollar jump as investors pile into ‘Trump trades’
Bitcoin hit a fresh record, the US dollar rose to a four-month high and Tesla shares jumped, as investors raised bets on the big winners from Donald Trump’s US presidential election victory. The dollar was up 0.4 per cent against a basket of its peers on Monday, passing the level it hit the day after the election last week and taking it to its highest since July. The euro fell 0.5 per cent to $1.067, its lowest level since June. Bitcoin, which has hit a series of record highs in the wake of the election, surged 7 per cent to $82,020, as Republicans looked increasingly likely to take control of the House of Representatives, having already won a majority in the Senate.
Aquis Exchange accepts £194m offer from Swiss group in blow to London
London’s challenger stock market Aquis has accepted a £194m takeover offer from Swiss-based bourse operator SIX Group, in a move which will likely inflame fears over the health of the UK’s equity markets. In a statement to the market today, Aquis said the offer would value its shares at 727p per share, a 120 per cent premium to Friday’s closing price of 330p per share. Directors at the St Paul’s based bourse, which is dual listed on its own Apex market and the London Stock Exchange’s AIM, said the deal would help provide the scale needed to compete against bigger firms in the European exchange market.
London Heathrow Airport set for busiest year ever after record October
London Heathrow airport is set to surpass its pre-pandemic passenger record after its busiest October ever saw seven million travellers use the airport. More than 7.2m passengers flew through Heathrow in October as the half term peak helped the airport to its sixth consecutive month of more than seven million passengers.