“(Oil) is an important import cost for a lot of companies. If the oil price is lower then an awful lot of companies report higher profits, so it has made a bit of a difference (to sentiment).”
“The (U.K.) market's been very strong (but) there's been a bit of a wobble with some weird things going on in Japan. I think that's why it's down a bit...(but) it's a fairly quiet day.”
