Updates from Shire and John Lewis

Trading before Christmas didn't see much of a Santa rally: the FTSE 100 climbed just 15 points, up +0.23%, to 6694 on Tuesday with BSkyB the biggest riser, up +2.52% to 833p. British Airways owner IAG rose +1.52% to 400.8p, up +1.52%.

The Dow Jones though took a more bullish stance, up 122 points, or +0.75%, to 16,479.8. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%