Updates from Anglo American, Rolls-Royce and Balfour Beatty

The FTSE 100 hung onto the previous day's swoon, rising almost 20 points to 6,047 yesterday. Retailer Next saw the biggest surge in interest, up +2.68% while CRH saw the steepest dip, down -1.33%.

Overnight, its been catch-up in a big way for Japan. The Nikkei 225 stormed +2.82% higher while, in contrast, the Hang Seng slipped -0.58%.