Updates from Burberry, Barratt and Halfords

The FTSE 100 climbed 63 points yesterday, up +0.98%, to 6,513. Vedanta Resources was the biggest climber, up +8.53% to 1094p while RBS also rose strongly, up 5.40% to 304p. ITV was the biggest loser, down -1.70% to 150.20p.

The Dow Jones finished Tuesday up +0.50% at 15,300. Overnight the Nikkei 225 slips -0.87% to 14,347. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%