Oxford Instruments climbs on nano hopes Despite plans by the Bank of England to pump £50bn into the economy and Greece finally sealing a deal on austerity measures, the FTSE 100 finished the day up 19.54 points to 5,895.47. The FTSE 250 advanced 72.69 points to 11,234.57. David Jones, chief market strategist at IG Index, said a new injection of money from the Bank had been widely expected and that traders had been waiting so long for a Greek deal, the reaction was fairly muted. Oil and gas groups helped to fuel the index's modest gains, with robust results pushing BG Group up 45.5p to £14.91½. Tullow Oil climbed 31p to £15.14, while oil services groups, Amec and Petrofac, added 39p to £11.10 and 46p to £15.17 respectively. Burberry was back in vogue having been pegged back earlier this week after figures from Swiss watch group, Swatch, slightly undershot expectations. Better-than-expected sales from Hugo Boss and Hermes reassured investors that wealthy consumers" demand for smart suits and handbags is still healthy, pushing Burberry up 10p to £14.13. But at the other end of the scale, Tate & Lyle, Rolls-Royce and British Land were all under pressure after trading updates. Traders were no longer sweet on Tate, which dropped 22½ to 672½p, as the maker of Splenda sweetener said it expects debt to rise this year due to increased corn prices and exchange rates. Profit-taking put Rolls-Royce into reverse gear. The engineer enjoyed a strong run ahead of its annual results and having revealed a jump in profits, it dipped 15 to 770p. But its aerospace and defence stablemates accelerated. Meggitt added 0.7 to 365½p and BAE Systems put on 4.8 to 318.9p. Although British Land's figures were in line with expectations, a cautious stance on its near-term prospects led the real estate investor 11 lower to 497p. Rio Tinto slipped back, too, shedding 58½p to £38.15 as an $8.9bn (£5.6bn) charge on its struggling aluminium business weighed on its earnings. BHP Billiton shed 15p to £21.15 but other miners were on better form as traders rediscovered their appetite for risk. Antofagasta added 21p to £13.47 and commodities trader Glencore International stood 8½ higher at 442.95p. Among the second-liners Aquarius Platinum dipped 5½ to 157p. With production hampered by safety stoppages and other issues at its South African miner, Aquarius" half-year revenues dropped 25pc to $252m. Retailers missed out on the rally too, with Tesco easing 4.9 to 324½p and J Sainsbury dropping 2.3 to 292.2p. Having cautioned on profits on Wednesday after sales slowed, SuperGroup lost another 20 to 559½p. Oriel, which raised its rating on SuperGroup to "buy" earlier this week, stuck to its stance. Analysts said the shares had fallen "precipitously" on the back of management's small downgrade and downbeat tone. But the broker thought that "a slower January was to be expected, especially given the weather and the heavy discounting from the competition" and did not change its forecasts. Maker of shampoo and washing powder, McBride, stood 3¼ higher at 124¾5p. The supplier of private label and personal household goods, which posted a 4pc rise in half-year revenue, said supermarkets were backing own-brand products more than ever as they seek value for shoppers. Panmure Gordon upped its rating on McBride to "buy," saying it was encouraged by the improvement in trends for private label and that the "input cost environment looks more settled." Pub sales potential fuels Enterprise Inns Traders drank up Enterprise Inns as the pub company said it could raise £150m to £200m from selling some of its watering-holes in the current financial year. "Following our recent property reorganisation and review, our property team has identified for sale a number of exceptional properties which can realise substantial cash proceeds above book value and we expect to complete a number of such sales during the next two years," the company said. Investors were also heartened by Enterprise Inns saying it had enjoyed a strong start to the year, with income-per-pub in most of its estate rising by 1pc. Enterprise Inns ticked up 9¼ to 51½p and analysts at Oriel kept their "buy" rating, arguing that the shares have "significant recovery potential."