Dow Jones

The FTSE 100 index has closed up over the 4500 level again after rallying throughout the day on the back of strong trading for Cadbury Schweppes and oil firms.

The FTSE 100 has made a significant start to the week straight after the Easter break is currently up over the 4500 market again after UK stocks made gains led by William Hill and Standard Chartered.

The benchmark FTSE 100 is currently up about 15 points to 4,487 after UK stocks this morning regained losses suffered yesterday.

The benchmark FTSE 100 is currently down about 5 points at 4,475 after UK stocks dropped this morning paced by the mining industry.

The benchmark FTSE 100 ended up 15.10 points at 4,480.70 after UK stocks rose for the third day, led by BG Group and BP.

Trading is relatively mixed in London this morning, as a serious of announcements from Easyjet and smaller firms could shift confidence in stock prices.

Trading on the London Stock Exchange is this morning being driven up for the third day in a row, as advertising firm WPP, Aviva and Reuters make the most of gains.

Trading on the London Stock Exchange has been hit for the first time in a while by oil trading this morning, after OPEC announced it was cutting production.

Shares in MMO2, ITV and BP are leading early trading this morning, in part thanks to new oil discoveries and talk of a Virgin mobile flotation.

The benchmark FTSE 100 is currently down almost 8 points at 4,366 after UK stocks fell paced by retailers such as Boots and Sainsbury.