FTSE 100 Seen Starting First Trading Day of 2022 Higher0735 GMT - The FTSE 100 is expected to start its first trading day of 2022 in positive territory after U.S. equities reached record highs on Monday despite rising coronavirus cases due to the Omicron variant. "And investors prefer focusing on a glass half full rather than a glass half empty at the start of the year." ---Zenith Energy Reports Record Profitability for Italian Power BusinessZenith Energy Ltd. said Tuesday that its power-generation business in Italy achieved record profitability. GBP/USD is well-placed to vault above chart resistance at the 100-day moving average, currently at 1.3564, Jefferies' analysts say. (jessica.fleetham@wsj.com)Contact: London NewsPlus, Dow Jones Newswires; Dow Jones Newswires; paul.larkins@wsj.com(END) Dow Jones NewswiresJanuary 04, 2022 02:57 ET (07:57 GMT)Copyright (c) 2022 Dow Jones & Company, Inc.

Source: Wall Street Journal January 04, 2022 08:04 UTC