Dow Jones

The FTSE 100 has ended the day slightly up with a rise of 0.8 points, or 0.01%, to 6,073.5, as miners recovered from a bad start.

The FTSE 100 is down 18.6 points, or 0.31%, to 6,054.1, with mining stocks leading the decline.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 41.8 points, or 0.69%, to 6,072.7 to close at its highest level for five months.

The FTSE 100 is up 13.1 points, or 0.22%, to 6,044 in early trading as stocks settled down after North Korea's nuclear test.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 29.7 points, or 0.49%, to 6,030.9, with Shire leading the advance.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day slightly down with a drop of 3.3 points, or 0.05%, to 6,001.2, as a poor opening in the US knocked the index.

The FTSE 100 is quite flat in early trading with a slight rise of 2.2 points, or 0.04%, to 6,006.7, as Partygaming finally starts to rally.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day above the 6,000 barrier with a rise of 38 points, or 0.64%, to 6,004.5, on the possibility of Corus being involved in a takeover deal.

The FTSE 100 index has passed back over the 6,000 barrier with a rise of 41.8 points, or 0.7%, to 6,008.3, buoyed by takeover talk and interest rate expectations.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 29.4 points, or 0.5%, to 5,966.5, as Tate & Lyle and Vodafone helped cancel out losses by the mining sector.