Dow Jones

A slide in the value of stocks across the globe yesterday and today has again hit the performance of the FTSE 100 index, but it is this time being led by banking stocks.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 72.1 points, or 1.16%, to 6,161.2, with financial stocks among the biggest losers.

The FTSE 100 is down 14.5 points, or 0.23%, to 6,218.8 in early trading, as confidence has been hit by news SABmiller has lost a contract which could knock $80m off next year's earnings.

The FTSE 100 is up 23.7 points, or 0.38%, to 6,268.9 in early trading, as take-over news continues to push stocks higher.

The FTSE 100 has ended the session up 17.5 points, or 0.28%, to 2, following reports of a bid approach for chemist Alliance Boots.

The FTSE 100 is down 27 points, or 0.43%, to 6,200.73 in early trading as a bout of profit taking among mining stocks has pulled the index lower.

The FTSE 100 has ended the session up 71.2 points, or 1.16%, to 6,227.7, as rising copper prices kept miners moving higher.

The FTSE 100 is up 41.9 points or 0.68% to 6,198.4 in early trading, as mining stocks increased as copper prices rose in Asia.

For the second day in succession the FTSE made moderate early gains, going up 0.12% to 6416.

The slow rebound on the FTSE 100 index has begun this morning and is led by the mining stocks which last week contributed to the drop in the index.