FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 opened higher, up 0.46% or 24.52 points to 5,337.14, on encouraging news from the oil sector.

Simon Murphy on why investors should run with the bulls

UPDATE 12pm: The FTSE 100 index has climbed almost 1.6% in morning trading after strong late gains overnight on Wall Street.

The FTSE plunged into negative territory in afternoon trading Friday as concerns over US economic growth and mixed results from big corporates drove Wall Street into negative territory at the start of trading.

The FTSE 100 regained some of the ground it lost today in late trading, but still closed down 0.8% lower at 5,211 points.

John Gracey, director of structured products at Merchant Capital, takes on the IMA's Julie Patterson.

Meteor Asset Management is marketing Prima Platinum plan 6, which offers a potential 13% growth per annum.

The FTSE 100 edged higher in early morning trading, up 0.31% or 15.80 points to 5,148.74.

The FTSE 100 suffered a 1.3% drop in early trading as growth concerns in the US led to renewed global jitters.

The FSA's plans to overhaul regulations governing investment advice will spark a boom in the use of ETFs in the UK, according to BlackRock.