The majority of business people plan to vote for the UK to remain in the EU but the gap with those wanting to leave has narrowed, the latest British Chambers of Commerce survey suggests.

Clothing chain Gap has admitted it needs to move faster to compete with rivals as it warned first quarter earnings would miss forecasts.

Shares in Mitsubishi Motors rise on media reports the Japanese car maker will compensate customers after it admitted falsifying fuel efficiency data.

Airline Easyjet reports a half year of £24m, compared with profits of £7m last year but says its performance has been strong in the face of "external events".

Switzerland's Credit Suisse bank reports loss, amid "some of the most difficult markets on record" and "drastically reduced" client activity.

London's FTSE 100 is higher at the start of trade with outsourcing firm Capita the leading gainer after a reassuring trading statement.

Robin Li, chief executive at China's largest search engine company Baidu, wants employees to place "values before profits".

The boss of the Saudi Arabia's state-owned oil firm Saudi Aramco says demand is increasing.