Economics / Markets

The FTSE 100 index fell 11.20 points, or 0.2%, to 6,204 points today, with DSG International leading the fallers.

The FTSE 100 is struggling to hold ground this morning as attention has turned to the high street and reports from electrical retail DSG of reduced profit margins.

A RECOVERY for the US consumer is on the horizon but the country's revival will come as the rest of the world loses its momentum.

NORWICH Union has delivered an optimistic assessment for the UK economy in 2007.

IFAs are being left to bear the cost of the Chancellor's u-turn on pension term assurance (PTA) according to Positive Solutions.

EQUITIES are to eclipse bonds with the UK market looking particularly cheap into the New Year, BlackRock's Richard Urwin has predicted.

BARCLAYS is offering improved rates of return for a limited period on a new range of core protected products.

UK stockmarkets took another blow and closed the day down by the end of Tuesday's trading after ONS figures revealed higher inflation and fears about the security of UK utilities operations from terrorists sparks falls for associated stocks.

The FTSE 100 is struggling to maintain its position this morning, but is at least making small gains, after it was feared a drop in the copper price to a nine-month low would hurt the profit potential of the majorUK-listed mining and commodities firms....

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 24.5 points, or 0.39%, to 6,263.5, as gains from merger & acquisition activity were offset by strike news at British Airways.