IN BRIEF

■ More than £35billion was wiped off the value of Britain’s 100 biggest firms yesterday after fresh stock market jitters. The FTSE 100 tumbled nearly 2%, closing down 138 points at 7006.9. European markets also fell sharply but losses in the US were less severe. Stock markets have been spooked by trade tensions between the US and China, as well as concerns about the global economy.

■ Wall Street giant Goldman Sachs is to open its first UK office outside London as it looks to double the workforce for its new online bank Marcus.