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The FTSE 100 index has made a gain of 50.6 points, or 0.9 %, at 5,558.0 to recover some of the index's recent falls to six-year lows after the mining sector, led by Kazakhmys , rose on resurgent commodity prices and as British Airways and banking group...

Sharp gains in forward delivery prices for copper in the London market this morning has helped the FTSE 100 index recoup some 10 points to 5,530 as metal and mining shares have made gains.

The FTSE 100 index has dumped a little over 2% this morning as mining stocks including BHP Billiton and Anglo American dragged the market into down on falling metal prices.

The FTSE 100 Index has risen 55.8 points, or 1%, to 5588.5 points this morning, paced by mining companies.

The FTSE 100 index has dumped almost 3% in afternoon trading, crashing 170.7 points in the space of a couple of hours, after Wall Street took another nosedive over inflation concerns.

The FTSE 100 Index advanced for the first time in five days today led by HSBC Holdings after JPMorgan Chase lifted its price estimate for the stock.

The FTSE 100 has again slipped into negative territory, quickly erasing a higher start as investors seem to think it too early to call an end to the downtrend for equities, despite four days of heavy selling.

The FTSE 100 index nursed its worst two-day points fall in 3½ years today as heavyweight mining stocks, such as Xstrata extended their recent falls.

The FTSE 100 index has dumped a further 132 points or 2.1% in morning trading taking the benchmark to 5779.6 at 9.45am.

UK stocks have fallen by 105 points today taking the FTSE 100 index down below 6000 for the first time in two months.