Updates from Sainsbury's, JD Sports and Cairn Energy
The FTSE 100 climbed almost 42 points yesterday, finishing the day at 5,473, 0.76% up overall. Randgold Resources was the biggest climber, up +2.95% with ICAP just behind at +2.73%.
Overnight, Japan's Nikkei climbed +0.3% while Hong Kong's Hang Seng and the Shanghai Composite Index traded flat.