Wall St lifts depressed Footsie

The FTSE 100 Index closed up 23.7 points at 4053.1 despite heavy falls by Invensys, Corus and Cable & Wireless.

But trading on the London market was lifted towards the end by a positive start on Wall Street. Both the Dow Jones Industrial Average and tech-laden Nasdaq opened up and the FTSE 100 was able to inch ahead 23.7 points to close at 4053.1.