Economics / Markets

The FTSE 100 is up 31.5 points, or 0.5%, to 6,270.5 in early trading, following a burst of merger & acquisition activity.

The FTSE 100 is up 8.9 points, or 0.14%, to 6,239, following a late rally as oil prices increased.

The FTSE 100 is slightly up in early trading with a rise of 7.3 points, or 0.12%, to 6,237.4, despite a continued decline by Alliance Boots after the Dow Jones hit a record high overnight.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 69.1 points, or 1.12%, to 6,230.1, as miners pulled ahead on improved metal prices.

The FTSE 100 is up 31.2 points, or 0.51%, to 6,192.2, as insurers and miners got off to a good start.

The FTSE 100 Index fell 35.10 points, or 0.6%, to 6,161 points today after a string of financial stocks and a poor start on Wall Street weighed on the market.

The FTSE 100 Index ended flat today, up just 1.9 points to 6,196 points, as gains were wiped out by a deteriorating oil sector and losses among the miners.

The FTSE 100 is up 20.5 points, or 0.33%, to 6,214.7 in early trading, following a mixed response to trading news.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 25.9 points, or 0.4%, to 6,194, as property stocks littered the fallers.

The FTSE 100 is slightly up in early trading with a rise of 19.4 points, or 0.31%, to 6,239.5 as oil prices have stabilised following last week's falls.