Richard Hunter Figures Quotations

We have had some bumper figures from Exxon and that augurs well for Shell later in the week.

These figures have given a much needed fillip to the gaming sector and have gone against the grain in insisting that online poker in particular is still showing signs of growth.

There were a couple of standout performers. In terms of the actual figures you've got to look at HSBC and in terms of representing what may be a pivotal point in its relationship with the City you'd look at RBS.

The figures aren't good on bad debts but they'd flagged it (in December) and they weren't as bad as some had expected.