Oil slip can't keep FTSE down

But insurance firm Prudential gave the FTSE a boost, climbing 4.16% to 576p, as long-running talk that rival Aviva might be interested in a bid burst back into life after Prudential dropped JPMorgan Cazenove as its broker and appointed Goldman Sachs. Ports and ferries group P&O also rose 3% to 522p, after agreeing to a $6.4bn takeover bid from Singapore's PSA International, throwing out a previously agreed bid by Gulf state-backed Dubai Ports World. Cigarette makers Gallaher and Imperial Tobacco dropped, with Gallaher slipping 2.36% to 867p, while Imperial Tobacco fell 2.04% to 1,633p...