Updates from HSBC, Tullow Oil and Whitbread

A +0.12% climb for the FTSE 100 yesterday. The index finished at 5,921.6 points with Smith & Nephew the biggest climber, up +1.88% and Hargreaves Lansdown the biggest loser, down -2.59%.

Overnight in Asia the Nikkei's recent ascent was stemmed very slightly, down -0.09% overall to 9,510, while the Hang Seng - just - moved into positive territory, up +0.01%.