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The FTSE 100 Index gained 1% to 6,024.30 points today as Wall Street surged at the start of trade and miners hogged the top spots.

The FTSE 100 Index has gained 35.2 points, or 0.6%, to 5999.80 points this morning, led by mining companies.

The FTSE 100 index is trading virtually flat this morning, having risen just 0.7 points or less than 0.1%, to 6015.9 points, led by hedge fund company Man Group.

The FTSE 100 Index surged 0.94% to 6,015 points today led by miners and bid talk in the banking sector.

The FTSE 100 Index has added 36.4 points, or 0.6%, to 5995.6 points this morning, led by mining companies.

The FTSE 100 Index gained 23.50 points, or 0.40%, to 5959.20 points today led by BG Group and J Sainsbury after a bright start in the US.

The FTSE 100 Index has slipped 3.8 points, or 0.1%, to 5931.9 points this morning led by Kazakhmys and Tate & Lyle.

The FTSE 100 Index fell 36 points, or 0.6%, to 5,936 points today as index heavyweights tumbled and Wall Street traded little changed ahead of tonight's rate decision.

The FTSE 100 Index is 0.2 points lower at 5,972 points this morning, with global investors cautious ahead of an interest rate decision in the US.

The FTSE 100 Index closed down 64.10 points, or 1.1%, to 5,972 points today led by financial companies in anticipation of another hike in US interest rates tomorrow night.