FTSE 100

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 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 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.

The FTSE 100 is up 12.5 points, or 0.21%, to 5,949.6, as oil fell to the lowest price in seven months, although miners are posting the biggest losses.

The FTSE 100 index is up in early trading by 14.8 points, or 0.25%, to 5,975.6, despite online gambling firms tumbling on the back of US Congress legislation banning the activity online.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 10.5 points, or 0.18%, to 5,960.8, despite briefly passing the 6,000 mark as commodities failed.

Stocks on the FTSE 100 index are heading south again this morning, led by brewer SABMiller and pharmaceutical firm Shire.

The FTSE 100 is slightly down in early trading with a drop of 5 points, or 0.09%, to 5,826.8, as mining stocks are weighing heavily on the index.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 13.2 points, or 0.22%, to 5,890.2 as miners rallied on stabilising gold prices.