Updates from BP, Imperial Tobacco and Standard Chartered

The FTSE dipped -11 points yesterday to 5,795 points. The biggest riser was Sage Group, up +1.84% while financial player Hargreaves Lansdown saw -4.15% wiped off its share price.

In the Far East the Nikkei ended almost 90 points down at 8,841 while in the US - most stock exchanges closed - trading volumes were kept low as weather conditions deteriorated.