FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 Index gained 28.60 points, or 0.48%, to 6,029.40 points today led by PartyGaming.

The FTSE 100 Index has increased 15.50 points, or 0.3%, to 6016.30 points this morning led by HBOS and Rolls-Royce.

The FTSE 100 has closed down 15.7 points at 6,000.80, as mining stocks declined amid speculation this year's gains for Europe's best-performing industry have overstated the potential for profit growth.

An early morning ‘hair of the dog' has kept the FTSE 100 index flat against a run of stocks in the mining sector heading downwards this morning.

The FTSE 100 index fell 0.83% to 6,016.5 points today as mining and oil stocks saw early gains trimmed and Scottish & Newcastle dominated the fallers.

The FTSE 100 Index has gained 16.70 points, or 0.3%, to 6021.40 points this morning led by Anglo American and BP.

The FTSE 100 Index fell 0.33% to 6,004.70 points today, led by losses among oil heavyweights, Tate & Lyle and GlaxoSmithKline.

The FTSE 100 Index has slipped 3.8 points, or 0.1%, to 5931.9 points this morning led by Kazakhmys and Tate & Lyle.

The FTSE 100 Index fell 7.70 points, or 0.1%, to close at 5,992 points today as the expected good start on Wall Street failed to materialise and insurers eased up on earlier gains.

The FTSE 100 Index has climbed 27.3 points, or 0.5%, to 6026.7 points this morning led by insurers Prudential and Legal & General.