Updates from Circle Oil, Lonmin and Apple

The FTSE 100 inched up just 0.12 yesterday to 5,997 points. Eurasian Natural Resources was the biggest Board riser, up +3.65% while Reckitt Benckiser saw the biggest share slip, down -1.29%.

Other markets were more optimistic with the German Dax rising +0.26% and the French Cac 40 up almost +0.60%. Overnight the Nikkei climbed +0.70% to 10,395.