FTSE 100

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.

The FTSE 100 Index has advanced 36.1 points, or 0.6%, to 5,849 points this morning paced by oil and energy companies as crude oil gains for the first time this week.

The FTSE 100 Index closed down 38.60 points, or 0.7%, at 5,818.80 points today as blue-chips including Royal Bank of Scotland went ex-dividend and miners fell on lower metal prices.

The FTSE 100 index is 38.7 points, or 0.7%, lower at 5,859.1 points this morning, led by concerns over global interest rates and a fall in copper prices.

The FTSE 100 index has added 12.6 points or 0.2% to 5804.1 points this morning, paced by Vodafone which has advanced for the first time in nine trading sessions.

The FTSE 100 Index rose 0.25% to 5,872 points today as WM Morrison rallied on positive broker comment and Wall Street surged higher following upbeat inflation data.

The FTSE 100 closed 37.4 points, or 0.7%, higher at 5,828.9 points today, its highest level since June 2001, on speculation another big bid is on the cards.

The FTSE 100 Index has added 0.2% to 5803.80 points this morning led by Diageo after its fiscal first-half profit beat analysts' estimates.

The FTSE 100 Index added 9.3 points, or 0.2%, to 5773.40 points this morning as oil prices decrease for a second day.