Dow Jones

A strong performance by BPB has pushed the FTSE 100 higher with a gain of 30 points or 0.55% to 5,460 after the plasterboard supplier agreed to an increased offer from Cie de Saint-Gobain SA.

Shopping, building and money seem to be the sectors affecting the UK's main stock market this morning, but the bigger stories of the day are to be found in the rise of Japanese stocks and new troubles for GM.

The FTSE 100 index has ended the day down 9.6 points, or 0.18% to 5,430, after a small rally caused by buoyant property stocks and a better than feared start on Wall Street.

Sales are up at Sainsbury but it's not enough to keep analysts happy it seems, and Unilever has today gone ex-dividend so the FTSE is moving south in early trading.

The FTSE 100 ended trading today on a decline with a drop of 30.4 points, or 0.56%, to 5,439.6, thanks to a poor performance from Vodafone, although a rise in the US markets pulled back some of the losses.

The FTSE 100 has slipped 13.6 points, or 0.3%, to 5456.4, with Vodafone Group leading the decline after the company reported earnings which missed analysts' estimates.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day on a slight high with a rise of 4.9 points, or 0.09%, to 5,470, as firmer oil prices gave oil stocks such as BP a boost.

After a slow start, the FTSE 100 has made a small gain of 2.7 points, or 0.05%, to 5,467.8, thanks to a surge in mining stocks after a rise in copper prices.

The FTSE 100 has risen 41.6 points, or 0.77%, to 5,465.1 thanks to Antofagasta soaring because of rising copper prices.

The FTSE 100 has opened higher this morning with a rise of 21.7 points, or 0.40%, to 5,445.2, thanks to a good showing from the banking sector, although home improvement stocks were hit after a profit warning from Travis Perkins.