Updates from Tui Travel, Smith & Nephew and Compass Group

The FTSE 100 climbed 12 points yesterday to 6,295. Hargreaves Lansdown, for the second day running, was the biggest gainer, up +11.23%. Going in the opposite direction, Unilever sank -2.00%.

Overnight, Asian stocks were more subdued with the Japanese Nikkei losing around -1%. Ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year holiday, the Hang Seng slipped -0.41% to 23,163.