Updates from Johnson Matthey, Synergy Health and Betfair

The FTSE 100 saw a 2.36% bounce yesterday, finishing 123 points higher at 5,384. The biggest two risers were Vedanta Resources, up 9.05%, and Barclays, up 8.24%.

Elsewhere, optimism also swept Europe with the French Cac 40 rising 2.42%; Stateside, the Dow Jones climbed 2.37%. Overnight in Asia, the rally continues with the Nikkei up 1%.