FTSE

The FTSE 100 Index fell 0.9% to 5182.8, as more than four-fifths of the benchmark's members fell.

In the UK the FTSE 100 closed the day on positive territory moving up 9.8 points to 5,275.0 after starting the day in the red.

In the UK stocks have advanced in early trading moving the FTSE 100 up 5.1 points, or 0.1%, to 5270.3, as Hilton Group shares jumped after an undisclosed offer by Hilton Hotels.

The FTSE 100 index fell 38.5 points, or 0.72% to 5,342.2 at its close a short time ago, as a mixed start on Wall Street and a weak showing from high street chain Next sent the FTSE to its lowest levels of the day.

In the UK the FTSE 100 has dropped 30 points to 5,351 in early trading as British Airways slumped on the back of rising oil prices.

In the UK, leading shares tumbled down from earlier highs to end the day with a token gain of 6.20 points, or 0.12% to 5380.70, as the price of oil pushed up again with a barrel of crude rising towards the $63 mark.

In the UK the FTSE 100 Index has advanced for a second day, adding 17 points, or 0.3%, to 5391.5 led by Marks & Spencer Group after the country's biggest clothing retailer said quarterly revenue gained for the first time in two years.

The FTSE 100 index closed the day a fraction down as little inspired to keep trading confident.

In the UK the FTSE 100 Index has gained 0.1% to 5376.6 at its opening this morning led by Reckitt Benckiser, the maker of Dettol antiseptics.

IN the UK the FTSE 100 index of leading share closed down 55.4 points to 5,372.4 at dragging the benchmark down to a two-week low as investors fretted about global growth prospects, although the hard hit mining sector rebounded towards the end of the...