Pick of the early market news

After nursing losses on Monday, the FTSE 100 climbed 1.5% yesterday, finishing the day at 5,696 points. The 1.5% rise - much of it propelled by mining stocks thanks to fresh soft landing hopes from China - was bettered by the French Cac 40 (up 2.66%) and the German Dax (up 2.42%). Across the Atlantic, the Dow Jones was more subdued (an 0.56% lift).