FTSE 100

A further climb in the oil price and strong results for mobile operator giant Vodafone has lifted early trading in the FTSE 100 this morning.

In the UK, the FTSE 100 Index has climbed 20.20 points higher to 5241.80 to cap off a good week and in spite of ‘bomb' threats rocking the capital yesterday.

In the UK the FTSE 100 Index has climbed about 7 points to 5,221.20 this morning, led by SABMiller.

In the UK the FTSE 100 index has climbed a further 6.6 points to 5190.9 points this morning, led by Hilton Group.

The FTSE 100 index is continuing its strong performance this week with major gains for BT Group on the back of a deal with the regulator Ofcom.

FTSE 100 Index is beginning to pull away from its 5,000 points nemesis, profiting a further 10 points this morning to 5,054.80, led by Wolseley.

The FTSE 100 index has climbed just a point this morning to 4,964.2 points, led by Anglo American.

Corus led a FTSE revival in London today, as the benchmark closing 50 points to 4949.4 points a short while ago.

In the UK the FTSE 100 Index has shed about 7 points to 4,857.70 points this morning, led by WPP group.

In the UK the FTSE 100 Index has closed about 29 points higher at 4,849.30 points, led by Smiths Group.