US created fewer jobs than expected, but Dow and FTSE hit new peaks – as it happened

In the final monthly update on US employment under President Obama, fewer jobs were created than forecasts suggestedFTSE 100 hits new record closeUS added 156,000 jobs in DecemberJamie Oliver to shut six restaurantsGatwick reports record passenger traffic 6.44pm GMTBoth the S&P 500 and the Dow Jones Industrial Average have hit new peaks in the wake of the latest US jobs data, showing the economy in reasonably healthy shape and paving the way for further US rate rises.But so far the 20,000 ba