Shares in housebuilders will be in focus this morning after the government warned that they could be forced to sign up to a code of conduct if they want to benefit from the revised Help to Buy scheme. Market snap The Nikkei closed up 1.19 per cent this morning at 21,338.17. The FTSE 100 , which closed down 6.04 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 7,416.39, was forecast to open a fraction higher when trading began. The , which closed down 6.04 points, or 0.1 per cent, at 7,416.39, was forecast to open a fraction higher when trading began. The Nasdaq did manage to close higher with a gain of 25.25 points, or 0.3 per cent, to 7,909.97.

Source: The Times June 27, 2019 07:52 UTC