Updates from Marks & Spencer, Babcock and ABF

A -0.50% slip for the FTSE 100 yesterday, down -29.5 points to 5,839. The biggest gainer was Weir Group; its shares surged more than +4.5%. Eurasian Natural Resources, down -3.66%, was the biggest FTSE 100 loser yesterday.

Ahead of US voting, the Nikkei slipped -0.36% to 8,975 while Hong Kong's Hang Seng drifted -0.21% lower.