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The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 23.1 points, or 0.36%, to 6,346.4 as property stocks helped bring the index lower.

The FTSE 100 is slightly down in early trading with a fall of 5.8 points, or 0.09%, to 6,363.7, following poor earnings news and a weak mining sector.

Analysts upgrade for a handful of stocks on the FTSE 100 dominated trading on an otherwise uneventful day, to lift the FTSE 100 index by seven points or 0.1% to almost 6,318.

The FTSE 100 index has ended the day up 28.7 points, or 0.46%, to 6,310.9, as a poor mining sector failed to offset gains by supermarkets.

Speculation surrounding a possible takeover of Sainsburys has pushed the FTSE up by 29.7 points, or 0.47%, to 6,311.9 in early trading.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 79.1 points, or 1.28%, to 6,282.2, as a string of upbeat broker comments and trading statements left the index with no losers.

The FTSE 100 is up 66.6 points, or 1.07%, to 6,269.7, with the index boosted by the US Federal Reserve's decision to keep interest rates on hold.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day flat with just a small rise of 2.1 points, or 0.03%, to 6,242, as miners recovered from earlier losses but property and financial stocks limited gains.

The FTSE 100 index has started the day down 18.6 points or 0.3% to 6,221.3, as weak metal prices is putting pressure on the mining sector.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 11.9 points, or 0.19%, to 6,239.9, as early gains were tempered by weak energy and mining stocks.