Updates from Aviva, Standard Life & Balfour Beatty

The FTSE 100 dipped four points yesterday, to 6,427. Vodafone Group saw the biggest climb, up +6.76% while CRH took the biggest overall loss, down -4.23%.

Across the pond, the Dow Jones continues its ascent, up 42 points to 14,296. Overnight, Asian stocks drifted slightly though the Japanese Nikkei remained solid, up +0.30%.