MARKET REPORT: Scooter maker Vmoto accelerated after announcing new electric models
BUY support from broker Bernstein and Barclays propelled bank Standard Chartered 78p into the black at 1043p as over £25billion was added to the value of Britain's blue-chip stocks.
A rebound in crude fuelled a rise for oil majors BP and Shell, up 10¼p to 436p and 49½p to 2118p.
Xtract Resources rose 0.15p to 0.24p after a positive update on its Chepica gold and copper mine in Chile, while Accesso Technology, whose innovations help reduce queues for rides at theme parks, jumped 7½p to 587½p after healthy annual figures.
Energy support services firm Cape climbed 13½p to 240p after forecast-beating annual revenue of £698.3million, while scooter maker Vmoto accelerated 0.05p to 1.8p after announcing its electric three and four-wheel joint venture is operational.
Monitoring and diagnostic devices group Sphere Medical was 1½p healthier at 20p after the European launch of its Proxima arterial blood gas analyser, while Gulf Keystone Petroleum was 5p slicker at 43p after resuming production at its Shaikan operations in Iraqi Kurdistan.
