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The FTSE 100 Index is little changed this morning, slipping 2 points to 5963.1 points with gains by Corus Group and Prudential.

The FTSE 100 Index rose 52 points, or 0.9%, to 5,908 points today - above 5,900 points for the first time since June 2001.

The FTSE 100 Index has declined 0.9 points, or less than 0.1%, to 5855 points this morning, paced by Anglo American and Rio Tinto.

The FTSE 100 Index closed 43 points, or 0.7%, higher at 5,856 points today led by talk Novartis is lining up a bid for AstraZeneca.

The FTSE 100 Index has advanced 36.1 points, or 0.6%, to 5,849 points this morning paced by oil and energy companies as crude oil gains for the first time this week.

The FTSE 100 Index closed down 38.60 points, or 0.7%, at 5,818.80 points today as blue-chips including Royal Bank of Scotland went ex-dividend and miners fell on lower metal prices.

The FTSE 100 Index was down 40.40 points, or 0.7%, to 5,857 points today as miners fell on lower metal prices and blue chips were hit by profit taking.

The FTSE 100 index is 38.7 points, or 0.7%, lower at 5,859.1 points this morning, led by concerns over global interest rates and a fall in copper prices.

The FTSE 100 Index gained 39 points, or 0.7%, to 5,897 points today, led by the financial and telecoms sectors.

The FTSE 100 Index is up 34.9 points at 5,893.6 points this morning, after earlier hitting 5,900 points for the first time since June 2001, led by HSBC and the telecoms sector.