STOCK WATCH

■ ACCESS Intelligence, a public relations and communication software group, plunged to a ten-month low after warning of the ‘severe’ impact of Covid-19 on its South-East Asian markets.

The hit in the region lasted longer than expected, particularly in its key markets of Singapore, Malaysia and Indonesia, with the situation exacerbated by the emergence of Omicron.

Its performance will be hit in both 2022 and 2023. Shares fell 23.6pc, or 36p, to 116.5p.