Updates from Sports Direct and BAT

More lift for the FTSE 100: the Big Board climbed 41 points on Tuesday to reach 6,695, up +0.62%. Durex-to-Strepsils maker Reckitt Benckiser was the biggest climber, up +5.20% to 234p while BHP Billiton climbed +4.11% to 1950.50p.

The Dow Jones climbed +0.49% to 15,467, part-boosted on more tapering hope and stronger earnings from several major US companies. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%