Updates from Severn Trent and British Land

The FTSE 100 dipped 35 points or 0.53% to 6,710.4 on Tuesday. Imperial Tobacco Group saw the biggest slip, down 3.69% to 2638p as investors absorbed the news of its Blu acquisition from Lorillard, plus Winston, Maverick and Salem brands. Sports Direct International shares also fell, down 2.56% to 704.50p while easyJet shares rose 2.65% to 1277p.

Stateside, the Dow Jones lifted just 5.2 points to 17,060.6 though small caps took a hit on new Janet Yellen comments on the future travel of interest rates. %VIRTUAL-SkimlinksPromo%