LONDON (ShareCast) – (ShareCast News) – 0915: Stocks have started the day higher with many investors setting their sights on upcoming US employment reports following the latest Fed policy statement, which seemed to emphasise the importance of the labour market in the timing of the first rate hike. Results from the likes of RBS (LSE: RBS.L – news) and Royal Dutch Shell (Xetra: R6C1.DE – news) have pleased in the early going. US Q2 GDP figures due out later in the day will be the key release for traders in this session. Shanghai’s equity benchmark reversed intraday gains to end lower by 2.2%. On a more upbeat note, reports indicate the IMF has given its greenlight to the start of talks with Greece. FTSE 100 up 13.97 points to 6,644.96.
