A small toy figure is seen on representations of the Bitcoin virtual currency. Photograph: Dado Ruvic/Reuters

Over in New York, the US stock market has opened very slightly higher as traders return to work after the Christmas break.

The Dow Jones industrial average rose by 16 points, or 0.07%, with the S&P 500 and the Nasdaq also managed minuscule gains.

While mining companies drove the FTSE 100 to today’s record high, engineering firm Rolls-Royce, building materials group Ferguson, broadcaster Sky and holiday firm TUI all held it back:

The best and worst-performing companies on the FTSE 100 today Photograph: Thomson Reuters

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