Economics / Markets

The FTSE 100 has ended the day slightly down by 3 points, or 0.05%, to 5,957.8, after Partygaming plummeted almost 60%.

The FTSE 100 index is up in early trading by 14.8 points, or 0.25%, to 5,975.6, despite online gambling firms tumbling on the back of US Congress legislation banning the activity online.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 10.5 points, or 0.18%, to 5,960.8, despite briefly passing the 6,000 mark as commodities failed.

The FTSE 100 has passed the 6,000 mark with a rise of 31.1 points, or 0.52%, to 6.002.4 with the miners pushing the FTSE ahead in early trading.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up finished up 41.2 points, or 0.69%, to 5,971.3, following bid speculation about Brambles Industries and Hanson.

The FTSE 100 is up 20.4 points, or 0.34%, to 5950.5, in early trading with miners continuing their gains from yesterday.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 56.5 points, or 0.96%, to 5930.1 with Alliance & Leicester posting the biggest gains.

The FTSE 100 is up 54.7 points, or 0.93%, to 5,928.3 in early trading as miners lead the gains.

A decent start on Wall Street following a better than expected read on consumer confidence helped London break out of a tight range mid afternoon to trade near its highs by the close with the FTSE closing up 1.3% to 5873.6.

The FTSE 100 index has made a good start this morning, led by mining stocks Rio Tinto and Vedanta buoyed by a rise in metal prices.