FTSE 100

In the UK the FTSE has climbed about 28.50 points to 4855.60 points led by International Power.

In the UK the FTSE 100 Index has picked up about 13 points to 4,840.50 points this morning, led by mining firms including Corus.

In London the FTSE closed 15.40 points down at 4,945.50 led by Woolworths Group Plc.

In the UK the FTSE 100 Index profited from a US jobs report to close the day 21.50 points higher at 5,036.30.

UK stocks declined further today as the FTSE lost a further 7.7 points to 4992.8 points.

In the UK the FTSE 100 Index has again dipped back below the 5,000 mark led by HSBC Holdings after it reported its slowest earnings growth in 30 months.

The Uk's FTSE 100 stock market index continued to flirt with the 5,000 point mark throughout the day but eventually ended the day 9.60 points higher to reach that magical figure exactly.

In the UK, the FTSE 100 Index is trading about a point up from yesterday at 4,802.

Poor trading in the US has helped push the FTSE 100 index below the 4,800 level.

Ripping results published by Tesco for the Christmas trading period failed to help the UK benchmark FTSE 100 index, which has shed about 18 points to 4,828 this morning.