Economics / Markets

The FTSE 100 opened higher on Thursday following impressive overnight gains in New York.

The banking sector is powering a solid start for the FTSE 100 this morning, adding 21.22 points or 0.52% to 4117.62 by 9:30am.

The FTSE 100 dropped 76.69 points this morning to (1.82%) to 4,091.

The Dow Jones has rebounded strongly from an early sell-off in New York this morning as the threat of a swine flu pandemic continues to unnerve global investors.

Airline and travel companies are sliding in London this morning as the suspected Swine Flu pandemic sends shockwaves through global investors.

Positive figures from Ford helped US stocks rally on Friday.

The FTSE 100 climbed this morning after the US saw some strong company reports, up 40.03 points (1%) to 4,058.26.

Retailers helped steady the FTSE on Thursday as negative results from Schroders threatened to pull it deeper into the red.

The FTSE 100 is hovering around the 4,000 mark in early trading, with Reed Elsevier , among the morning's biggest losers, down 4.81% to 475p after it warned earlier this week it expected its business-to-business publishing division to see profits fall...

The FTSE 100 has been dragged down by financials stocks in early trading, slipping 7.35 points (0.18%) to 3,983.51 before bouncing back up above 4,000 by 8.55am.