Sterling choppy amid uncertainty over Brexit talks and Covid lockdowns - as it happened

Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as EU leaders said Brexit talks would continue next week 3.04pm BST The main market story has centred on investor reaction to Brexit talks after Boris Johnson urged the UK to prepare for no deal. While EU counterparts suggested negotiations would continue next week, a spokesperson for the UK prime minister essentially said the EU shouldn’t bother unless the bloc fundamentally changes its stance. 2.38pm BST US stocks are climbing i