Dow Jones

The FTSE 100 is up 54.9 points, or 0.86%, to 6,474.5 in early trading, as miners and property stocks push the index higher.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 29.6 points, or 0.46%, to 6,419.6, as the index failed to build on gains by media and communication stocks.

The FTSE 100 is down 35.8 points, or 0.56%, to 6,413.4, despite a rally by property companies on the back of the sale of HSBC's building in Canary Wharf.

The FTSE 100 has ended the session up 30.5 points, or 0.48%, to 6,449.2, as positive broker comment, healthy gains among the miners and an early recovery in the US pushed the index higher.

The FTSE 100 is up 43.8 points, or 0.68%, to 6,462.5, as Cable & Wireless pushes the index higher on news it might be broken up and sold to private equity firms.

The FTSE 100 has ended the session down 50.7 points, or 0.78%, to 6,418.7, as miners continued to struggle after copper and gold prices fell heavily overnight.

The FTSE 100 is down 27 points, or 0.42%, to 6,442.4, as a poor start for the mining sector is dragging the index lower.

The FTSE 100 is up 36.1 points, or 0.56%, to 6,498, as mining and energy stocks push the index towards 6,500 despite a fall by financials.

The UK's blue chip stocks index has closed the day up and saw the performance of mining firms and financial services group turn around but the key driver of the day was a major purchase of Sainsbury shares.

Stocks on the FTSE 100 index are rebounding again after yesterday's setback, led this morning by supermarket giant Sainsbury.