FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 42.6 points, or 0.66%, to 6,483.2, as miners push the index higher.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day with a slight fall of 8.8 points, or 0.14%, to 6,440.6, as gains by drugmakers offset earlier heavy losses by miners.

The FTSE 100 is down 45.5 points, or 0.71%, to 6,403.9, as the index is being dragged lower by miners over concerns about demand in China.

UK investors still appear nervous about the prospect of further rate rises this morning and the activity of sterling - yesterday hitting $2 to the pound - as the FTSE 100 is continuing its losses.

Having made strong headway yesterday, stocks on the FTSE 100 index are this morning falling again, but are this time led by Experian Group, Hammerson and the mining giants.

The FTSE 100 has passed the 6,500 mark, ending the day up 53.8 points, or 0.83%, to 6,516.2, and pushing the index to a new six-and-a-half year high.

The FTSE 100 is up 30.4 points, or 0.47%, to 6,492.8 in early trading, as the banking sector pushes ahead on bid speculation.

The FTSE 100 is down 17.3 points, or 0.27%, to 6,396, in early trading as property companies continue to weigh on the index.

The FTSE 100 has ended the session down 4.5 points, or 0.07%, to 6,413.3, as losses on Wall Street pulled the index back from near six-year highs.

The FTSE 100 is slightly up in early trading with a rise of 1.5 points, or 0.02%, to 6,419.3, as bid speculation seems to be having little impact on investors.