Market report – Footsie gains

Susannah Streeter, chief investment strategist at Wealth Club, said: “The London market has lifted in early trade as oil prices have dipped back a little, and bargain hunters appear keen to buy the dip of recent days. There is no concrete progress in Middle East negotiations to hang a hat on, but investors appear broadly optimistic that a longer-term resolution will be reached. Even devastating attacks by Russia on Ukraine have not hit sentiment, with investors shrugging off tense geopolitics.”