Updates from Tesco and William Hill

The FTSE 100 broke into positive territory yesterday, climbing a modest 19 points to 6,529. Following the release of bullish numbers, Aviva shares surged more than 7.5% to 399p. But Schroders fell sharply, down -5.32% to 2368p.

Overnight, the Nikkei 225 is up +0.16% to 13,627 while the Hang Seng climbs +0.54% to 21,772. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%