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The FTSE 100 index is struggling to stay afloat this morning, down 24 points or 0.4% to 5,866, led by life insurance giant Aviva who is said to be in talks to buy a US rival.

The FTSE 100 index has taken a tumble this morning, led by Alliance & Leicester after France's Credit Agricole dropped a plan to bid for the bank.

The FTSE has gained 46 points, or 0.8%, to 5837.50 so far this morning helped by an indication from the US Federal Reserve that the run of interest-rate increases in the world's biggest economy may be nearing an end.

The FTSE 100 Index has added 59.90 points, or 1.1%, to 5724.90 this morning, as all but six of its 102 stocks has shown rises.

The FTSE 100 index is already making gains this morning, up 47.6 points or 0.9% to 5645.3 on the back of improved confidence around merger and acquisition possibilities.

The FTSE 100 has gained for a second day, led by mining companies Anglo American and Xstrata as metal prices rose.

The FTSE 100 is up 122.6 points, or 2.23% to 5,629.4 helped by a strong start on Wall Street.

The FTSE 100 index has made a gain of 50.6 points, or 0.9 %, at 5,558.0 to recover some of the index's recent falls to six-year lows after the mining sector, led by Kazakhmys , rose on resurgent commodity prices and as British Airways and banking group...

Sharp gains in forward delivery prices for copper in the London market this morning has helped the FTSE 100 index recoup some 10 points to 5,530 as metal and mining shares have made gains.

The FTSE 100 has bounced back from a slow start this morning to end the day with gains of 146 points or 2.64% to 5,678.7, with mining and energy stocks leading the rally as copper prices rose and oil traded at over $70 a barrel.