The UK's surprise economic recovery looks on course to continue as Chancellor George Osborne raised his forecast for UK growth over the next few years.
Sterling rose against the US dollar in morning trading after the second reading of the UK's economic growth rate confirmed an increase of 0.8% in the third quarter, in line with analysts' expectations.
Strategists and multi-managers are moving back into China following the latest wave of economic reforms detailed in its Third Plenum, with some labelling the package of measures as the ‘catalyst' for stock market returns.