FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 index has ended the day slightly higher with a rise of 9.2 points or 0.15% to 6,227.6, as miners kept the index moving higher.

UK stockmarkets took another blow and closed the day down by the end of Tuesday's trading after ONS figures revealed higher inflation and fears about the security of UK utilities operations from terrorists sparks falls for associated stocks.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 24.5 points, or 0.39%, to 6,263.5, as gains from merger & acquisition activity were offset by strike news at British Airways.

The FTSE 100 is slightly up in early trading with a rise of 7.3 points, or 0.12%, to 6,237.4, despite a continued decline by Alliance Boots after the Dow Jones hit a record high overnight.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 69.1 points, or 1.12%, to 6,230.1, as miners pulled ahead on improved metal prices.

The FTSE 100 is down 33.5 points, 0.53%, to 6,285.5 in early trading, as miners continue their fall from yesterday.

The FTSE 100 is down 5.8 points, or 0.09%, to 6,305.1, in early trading with the mining sector leading the decline.

Final salary pension deficits of the UK's top 100 companies fell by £37bn in 2006 because of increased stock market returns.

The FTSE 100 has started the last trading session before Christmas slightly flat with a small rise of 1.5 points, or 0.05%.

The FTSE 100 has rebounded from yesterday's losses with a rise of 21.2 points, or 0.34%, to 6,225.1 in early trading following a recovery by miners.