Economics / Markets

The FTSE 100 has ended the session up 17.5 points, or 0.28%, to 2, following reports of a bid approach for chemist Alliance Boots.

The FTSE 100 is down 27 points, or 0.43%, to 6,200.73 in early trading as a bout of profit taking among mining stocks has pulled the index lower.

F&C is introducing an asset allocation fund to the UK market as it kick-starts a three-year initiative to offer more specialist and higher fee products.

The FTSE 100 has ended the session up 71.2 points, or 1.16%, to 6,227.7, as rising copper prices kept miners moving higher.

The FTSE 100 is up 41.9 points or 0.68% to 6,198.4 in early trading, as mining stocks increased as copper prices rose in Asia.

The FTSE 100 index added 21 points or 0.3% to 6,160 points today, led by property company shares following a review of the sector by JP Morgan.

For the second day in succession the FTSE made moderate early gains, going up 0.12% to 6416.

The FTSE 100 index rose 79.80 points, or 1.3%, to 6,138 points today, led by International Power after it posted a 20% jump in fourth-quarter net income.

The slow rebound on the FTSE 100 index has begun this morning and is led by the mining stocks which last week contributed to the drop in the index.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 57.5 points, or 0.94%, to 6,058.7, as banks and insurers clawed back earlier losses which saw the index drop around 120 points.