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All share prices and market indexes delayed at least 15 minutes, NYSE 20 minutes. Let's get a quick update on the FTSE - and it's currently at 7, Bank of England governor Mark Carney's speech caused sterling to fall and that drove the FTSE higher, on the grounds that companies in the index, which make a lot of their profits abroad, benefit from a weaker pound.

The FTSE is up around half a percent at 7, Airbus is the leading share there with a 2. The FTSE has made healthy gains in early trading. Banks are doing well so far. Tesco and Sainsbury, down 4. Investors were spooked by Amazon's surprise deal to buy supermarket chain Whole Foods. Whole Foods, although based mainly in the US, has nine outlets in the UK.

Amazon already has a limited partnership with Morrison. Away from the retail sector, shares in Rolls-Royce rose 1. The drop in the value of the pound since the Brexit vote means that Rolls-Royce's dollar earnings are worth more when converted back into sterling. The biggest risers on the FTSE were St James's Place, up 4. The blue chip index itself closed up 0. On the currency markets, the pound rose 0. The FTSE is up more than half a per cent this morning, having regained ground after yesterday's sell-off.

It's partly a relief rally, but also driven by Brent Crude oil prices, which are up 0. This has led both BP and Royal Dutch Shell more than 1.

A weak pound means firms' international profits are worth more when converted back into sterling. The FTSE opened higher this morning after falling 0.

Tesco has gained 1. Rolls Royce is up 0.

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