Wider market drifted off highs after a positive start with strong earnings from Arm and BSkyB while miners were hit by decline in US consumer confidence
Jan 31
The recent run of positive data on the US economy and anticipation of further monetary easing by the Federal Reserve are encouraging equity bulls
Jan 31
Dutch stocks led the FTSE Eurofirst 300 to its best January since 1998 while financials recovered some poise after a tough start to the week