Updates from Tullow Oil, EnQuest and Northgate

The FTSE 100 saw just a 4.24% rise on Thursday, ending at 6,843.1. BG Group climbed 2.51% to 1265p while Randgold Resources rose 1.87% to 4566p. Admiral Group was another riser, up 1.66% to 1535p. The biggest faller was Anglo American, losing more than 3% slipping to 1418p.

The Dow Jones though was rather more pessimistic, dipping almost 110 points to 16,734.1 as oil prices climb - a three-year high at $112 a barrel . %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%