Updates from Apple and John Laing

The FTSE 100 ended 21 points higher on Friday at 6,606, up 0.33%. Vedanta Resources was the biggest climber, up +5.1% to 848p with cruise company Carnival also seeing a robust rise, up 3.3%. to 2389p. BAE Systems saw the biggest tumble, down -4.5% to 422p on the loss of a major Gulf order.

The Dow Jones finished 42 points higher at 16,221, up 0.26%. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%