Updates from Diageo and Thomas Cook

The FTSE 100 lifted 42.5 points on Wednesday, lifting 0.65% overall to 6,584.1. Sports Direct International climbed 5.63% to 787.50p while British Airways owner IAG lifted +5.05% to 395.20p. In contrast, BAE Systems sank more than 4% to 376p.

The Dow Jones lifted more than 160 points to 16,424, helped by better earnings news and noises from Fed policymakers on interest rates. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%