Economics / Markets

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 25.1 points, or 0.4%, to 6,254.9, as energy stocks gave the index a boost.

The FTSE 100 Index has dropped 13.1 points, or 0.2%, to 6216.7 paced by Reed Elsevier and Vedanta Resource.

The FTSE 100 Index rose 43.20 points, or 0.7%, to 6,230 points today, led by British Airways and a strong start on Wall Street.

Stocks in the UK gained this morning after analysts recommended investors buy Vodafone, sending the FTSE 100 index up 30.1 points to 6,216.70.

A global strategist at JP Morgan Asset Management has fought the corner for Turkey over its membership of the EU.

FOREIGN investors now own around a quarter of Japan's equity market compared to just 5pc at the beginning of the 1990s.

THE recent interest rate hike came as no surprise to economists and fund managers but has fuelled debate over the likelihood of further rises.

The FTSE 100 Index fell 7.60 points, or 0.1%, to 6,187 points today following a poor start on Wall Street.

The FTSE 100 Index has added 21.4 points, or 0.4%, to 6215.6 in early trading, led by Vodafone, Anglo American, and BHP Billiton.

The FTSE 100 Index fell 14.20 points, or 0.23%, to 6,194 points today, led by a poor performance from the mining sector.