Updates from FirstGroup, Interserve and Balfour Beatty

The FTSE 100 climbed 32.9 points on Tuesday to finish at 5,864. Standard Life, by some margin, was the largest climber, up +8%. CRH fell by the largest margin, down -4.8%.

In the US the Dow Jones flatlined while European markets picked up slightly. Overnight in Asia however markets fell sharply overnioght as QE stimulus hope dipped.