FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 47.8 points, or 0.79%, to 6,121.3, following vague takeover talk surrounding Standard Life.

The FTSE 100 is up 15.5 points, or 0.26%, to 6,089 in early trading as financial stocks lifted the index higher.

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.