Shares in Reckitt Benckiser moved higher as markets responded to its announcement that it had exceeded full-year targets for 2011 and posted a strategy to continue outperformance into 2012.
Having managed to negotiate a variety of economic headwinds, BT Group released positive results, buoyed by the strong performance of its broadband-providing Openreach division.
After days of intense speculation Facebook has unveiled its plans for a $5 billion initial public offering, filing papers with the Securities and Exchange Commission late on Wednesday.
Imperial Tobacco said its current performance is set to meet ambitious expectations for the financial year to October 2012, with strong sales momentum in emerging markets.
After releasing better-than-expected full-year results for 2011 ARM Holdings jumped up in Tuesday trading, giving energy to the FTSE 100's move into positive territory.
British Sky Broadcasting shares performed strongly on Tuesday after the company posted better-than-expected half-year results, helped by the addition of 100,000 new households.
The embattled Royal Bank of Scotland chief executive, Stephen Hester, has given up his bonus, worth close to £1 million, after widespread public disgust at the payout led to an intense media and political onslaught.
SThree, the specialist recruitment company, announced on Monday its final results for the year ending 27 November 2011, with pre-tax profit rising by 40%.
Royal Bank of Scotland has confirmed its chief executive officer, Stephen Hester, would receive around £963,000 from a bonus of 3.6 million shares, sparking a public outcry.
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