Markets were a little calmer today as gilt yields continue to fall back after Jeremy Hunt’s emergency measures yesterday. The Bank of England also announced this afternoon that pension funds which had been destabilised by the huge rise in gilt yields last week were now looking healthier. The FTSE 100 index edged up 0.24% to 6936.74 while the mid-cap FTSE 250 index was up 0.15% at 17,529.

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