Updates from Imperial Tobacco and Rank Group

Despite better growth from the Eurozone, the FTSE 100 lost 24 points yesterday, drifting to 6,587. The biggest losers were Persimmon, down -3.50% to 1184p and Eurasian Natural Resources, down -3.04% to 229.30p. However RBS climbed +3.51% to 344.70p.

Overnight, the Nikkei slips -2.27% to 13,731 while the Hang Seng rises +0.01% to 22,542. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%