Updates from Tullow Oil and Persimmon

The FTSE 100 saw a 59-point recovery on Tuesday, up +0.87% to 6,802.9. Miners were the main winners with Anglo American up 3.99% to 1487p and Fresnillo climbing 3.04% to 898.50p. Rio Tinto also gained strongly. But Morrisons saw its shares slump again, down 1.74% to 180.20p. Royal Mail also saw some pressure, down 1.56% to 491.20p.

Across the water, the Dow Jones climbed 0.77%, or almost 130 points, to 16,956. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%