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The FTSE 100 Index fell 42.60 points, or 0.7%, to 5,860 points today, led by a weak start on Wall Street.

The FTSE 100 Index has fallen 12.30 points, or 0.2%, to 5890.30 points this morning, led by mining and energy stocks.

The FTSE 100 Index ended down 12.60 points, or 0.2%, at 5,903 points today, as a bout of profit taking sent stocks lower.

The FTSE 100 Index has climbed 9.50 points, or 0.2%, to 5920.10 points this morning, led by mining stocks.

The FTSE 100 Index gained 11.80 points, or 0.2%, to 5,915 points today as bid chatter sent miners higher.

The FTSE 100 Index has retreated 16.30 points, or 0.3%, to 5887.10 points this morning, led by financial stocks.

The FTSE 100 index is up 17.2 points, or 0.29%, to 5,913.8, as a strong mining sector is reacting to better metal prices.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day almost level with a slight loss of 1.3 points, or 0.02%, to 5896.6 as miners rallied strongly to reduce earlier losses.

The FTSE 100 is down 27 points, or 0.46%, to 5,870.9, this morning as energy shares continued their drop from yesterday afternoon.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 27 points, or 0.46%, to 5,897.9 as Wall Street surged on news of a mild inflation report.