Economics / Markets

The FTSE 100 index is continuing its gains from yesterday with a rise of 8.6 points or 0.14% to 6,323.4 in early trading, with property companies leading the charge.

The FTSE 100 index has ended the day close to a six-year high with a rise of 87.2 points or 1.4% to 6,314.8, following a recovery in metal prices.

The FTSE 100 index has ended the day slightly higher with a rise of 9.2 points or 0.15% to 6,227.6, as miners kept the index moving higher.

The FTSE 100 is up 13.4 points, or 0.22%, to 6,231.8 in early trading, with miners among the stocks offsetting the effect of Tate & Lyle's profit warning.

The FTSE 100 index has closed the start of the week 18.8 points or 0.3% to 6218.4, as media stocks fell and a poor start to Wall Street weighed on the index.

The FTSE 100 is up 18.2 points, or 0.28%, to 6,255.4 in early trading following a recovery in commodity prices.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 26.9 points, or 0.43%, to 6,237.2, despite a decline in retail stocks.

The FTSE 100 index is down 26.4 points or 0.43% to 6,183.9, in early trading despite rumours of a potential bid for Tate & Lyle.

The FTSE 100 index has closed up just 5.8 points or 0.09% to 6,210.3, as fears over the US economy wiped out earlier gains.

A rebound in the oil price is buoying commodity and energy stocks on the FTSE 100 this morning, in part because the cold weather in the US is likely to increase general demand for oil.