On the rise of global raw material prices, Glanbia said it was confident it would 'navigate expected cost inflation headwinds' for the rest of the year

With strong gains in Europe and US stocks reaching at new records, investors hailed the clean-sweep political control of Congress by President-elect Joe Biden amid the Washington assault by a mob on the Capitol.

Shares in Irish fuel-to-healthcare conglomerate DCC inched lower after it reported a near 19% year-on-year fall in first-half revenues to £5. 93bn (€6. 6bn), with the fallout from the Covid pandemic impacting its top line.