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The FTSE 100 is called to open 5 points lower at 6710. Stocks dipped Friday from records and equity futures fell as restrictions to curb escalating coronavirus cases dented some of the optimism over earnings and plans for additional stimulus.

As we enter a New Year, the world is still wrestling with the Coronavirus pandemic. Looking back to the beginning of 2020, the year followed on from a reasonably strong performing 2019, and this momentum certainly continued for most of the first quarter.

The dominance of mega caps has led to some big moves in index weightings and in some cases, these indices are becoming less useful for investors to use as a comparator.

Progressing through one of the most eventful starts to a year many of us would have ever seen, Vanessa Eve, Investment Manager, is joined by Richard Carter, Head of Fixed Interest Research, and Robert Wilson, Fund Research Analyst, to discuss the historical second impeachment of President Donald Trump, the growing trend of green investing and what investors should be wary of following the markets’ strong performances.