Economics / Markets

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 12.5 points, or 0.2%, to 6,204.5, as the mining and property sectors performed well.

In early trading the FTSE 100 has slipped 29.5 points, or 0.48%, to 6,162.5, with broadcaster ITV one of the biggest losers so far.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 62.9 points, or 1.01%, to 6,192, as the mining sector extended its losses on the back of weaker metal prices.

The FTSE 100 is slightly down in early trading with a drop of 14 points, or 0.22%, to 6,240.9, with mining and energy stocks leading the decline.

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.