Economics / Markets

The FTSE 100 has ended the session down another 114.6 points, or 1.82%, to 6,171.5, as a recovery on Wall Street failed to boost the index.

The FTSE 100 is already down 84.6 points, or 1.35%, to 6,201.5 in early trading this morning as it continues its fall from yesterday, and on the back of the US and Asian markets slump overnight.

The FTSE 100 is down almost 100 points in early trading with a fall of 92.3 points, or 1.43%, to 6,342.4, as the mining sector is suffering from a bout of profit-taking.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 33.2 points, or 0.52%, to 6,434.7, as the index just fell short of a new six-year high following a series of positive results.

The FTSE 100 is up 37.6 points, or 0.59%, to 6,439.1 in early trading, following positive trading statements from Persimmon and AB Foods.

The FTSE 100 has broken back through the 6,400 barrier ending the session with gains of 20.6 points, or 0.32%, to 6,401.5, as investors focused on commodity and utility stocks.

The FTSE began slowly on Friday, dropping 0.36% to 6357.9. Early gainers included power supply firm Drax Group, which was up 1.33% to 725.5p. This was closely followed by BP, which is up 1.25% to 527p, and Sainsbury's, up 0.97% to 520p.

The FTSE 100 has ended the session up 23.8 points, or 0.37%, to 6,380.9, as positive mining stocks and well-received results news pushed the index higher.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 55.2 points, or 0.86%, to 6,357.1 as miners offset gains by financial stocks.