Economics / Markets

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.

The FTSE 100 is already down 111.8 points, or 1.83%, to 6,004.4, as commodity stocks continue to pull the index lower.

The FTSE 100 has ended the session slightly unchanged with a small rise of 0.2 points to 6,116.2, as energy companies gave the index a boost.

The FTSE is down a fraction, losing 6.3 points or 0.1% to 6,109.7 in early trading, as initial gains of around 30 points, following a mild recovery on Wall Street last night, have been offset by mining losses.

The FTSE 100 has ended the session down 55.5 points, or 0.9%, to 6,116, after strong manufacturing data in the US helped rally the index.

The FTSE 100 has started to recover from two days of losses with gains of 45 points, or 0.73%, to 6,216.5 in early trading, following some strong results news.