Updates from Shell and Royal Bank of Scotland

A 16-point climb for the FTSE 100 on Thursday, finishing at 6,812.9, up +0.24%. William Hill was the biggest winner, up 3.01% to 356.20p while, by some margin, BAE Systems saw the biggest drop, plummeting 8.33% to 400.40p on lower earnings anxiety.

The Dow Jones climbed almost 93 points to 16,133.2. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%