A bumper session of blue-chip results today features first quarter figures from Barclays, Unilever, AstraZeneca, London Stock Exchange and Taylor Wimpey.
Others in the spotlight include supermarket Sainsbury’s, which has reported a 5% fall in annual underlying profits to £690 million.
The updates come with London’s FTSE 100 index struggling for momentum and oil prices on a downward path as fears grow over the weakening economic outlook.
