Financials are pushing the Footsie higher.

Interdealer broker ICAP is the best performer with Aviva, 3i, Admiral, Lloyds and Legal & General not far behind.

Miner ENRC continues to decline because of its dispute with First Quantum concerning ENRC's acquisition of a majority interest in Camrose Resources.

Oil companies Tullow Oil and Cairn Energy are also lower even though the oil price is rising. The Jasmine Fund has cut its stake in Cairn to less than 3%.

Home Retail continues to fall after yesterday's poor trading statement.



FTSE 100 - Risers
ICAP (IAP) 454.50p +3.86%
Aviva (AV.) 408.60p +3.05%
TUI Travel (TT.) 228.40p +2.88%
3i Group (III) 278.90p +2.54%
Admiral Group (ADM) 1,640.00p +2.18%
Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 76.04p +1.83%
BAE Systems (BA.) 324.20p +1.60%
Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT) 1,936.00p +1.57%
Legal & General Group (LGEN) 97.70p +1.56%
Autonomy Corporation (AU.) 1,775.00p +1.54%

FTSE 100 - Fallers
Eurasian Natural Resources (ENRC) 833.00p -2.46%
Tullow Oil (TLW) 1,232.00p -2.45%
Cairn Energy (CNE) 435.40p -2.14%
Home Retail Group (HOME) 212.60p -1.21%
Petrofac Ltd (PFC) 1,370.00p -1.15%
ARM Holdings (ARM) 398.60p -1.14%
Rexam (REX) 305.50p -1.13%
BP (BP.) 410.80p -1.12%
G4S (GFS) 253.70p -1.01%
Pearson (PSON) 1,001.00p -0.89%

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Tullow Oil (TLW) share price
Admiral Group (ADM) share price
Home Retail Group (HOME) share price
Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC) share price