London shares were on the march for the sixth consecutive session today as oil prices continued to pull back from record highs.

Shares in Burger King franchising group Gowrings soared 8% today after it served up a near-trebling in half-year profits from its restaurants and said the second half had started well.

The FTSE 100 Index managed to end the day above the 4000 mark today, shaking off downward momentum from across the Atlantic.

London’s leading shares lost hold of early gains today, sinking back below the 4000 mark as nervousness set in ahead of US economic figures.