FTSE 100 hits record high as US shutdown breakthrough sparks market rally – as it happened

<p>Rolling coverage of the latest economic and financial news, as stocks in London hit new peak</p><ul><li><p><a href="https://www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025/nov/10/us-government-shutdown-update-senate-funding-bill">Senate advances funding bill to end longest US government shutdown in history</a></p></li></ul><p><strong>Hopes of an end to the US government shutdown are moving the currency markets too.</strong></p><p>The US dollar has gained 0.4% against the Japanese yen (a traditional safe haven), rising to ¥154 to the $.</p> <a href="https://www.theguardian.com/business/live/2025/nov/10/stock-markets-rally-us-shutdown-breakthrough-ftse-currencies-business-live-news">Continue reading...</a>