Rolls ends 'thrilling' rights issue after vaccine boost

Rolls-Royce, the UK aerospace company, completed its rights issue on Thursday, with the cash call proving to be a resounding success. The deal benefited from a late boost on Monday, when US drug company Pfizer said it had enjoyed successful late-stage trials for a Covid-19 vaccine, giving investors hope that Rolls-Royce engines would be powering more planes into the sky sooner than expected.