FTSE looks to pull clear of 5,300

The pharmaceuticals firm has picked up 11.5p to 837p. The ordinary "A" shares of Royal Dutch & Shell Group have advanced 21p to 1798p, while its "B" shares are up a penny to 89.25p. In the losing column engineering firm, Smiths Group is down 21p to 933.5p, as traders pointed to an expected rise in exceptional charges, while business in the second half of the fiscal year ending July 31 was in line with forecasts, it said. Waste management and energy services firm, Kelda Group has lost 6.5p to 705p. In Tokyo the Nikkei 225 Stock Average retreated 0.1% to 11,940.20 at its close early t...