Economics / Markets

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.

The FTSE 100 index ended down 24.8 points, or 0.4%, to 5798.3 as stocks declined paced by BP, BHP Billiton and Anglo American on falls in both oil and metal prices.

The FTSE 100 index has rallied slightly by 20.9 points or 0.36% to 5,843.2 in early trading, after the oil price dipped again and boosted many stocks such as cruising firm Carnival.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 74.4 points, or 1.26%, to 5,822.3, as miners hit a rough patch, leaving the FTSE with just two gainers.

Stocks on the FTSE 100 index are heading south again this morning, led by brewer SABMiller and pharmaceutical firm Shire.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 30.5 points, or 0.52%, to 5,896.7, with cruise operator Carnival posting one of the biggest gains.