FTSE

The FTSE opened higher this morning to recover some of yesterday's losses following Standard & Poor's outlook downgrade of the US.

London's leading share index edged up this morning while other global markets were cautious on fears China will hike interest rates to stem soaring inflation.

Discretionary manager City Asset Management (CAM) has launched five risk-rated model portfolios which will be available on a number of platforms.

European stock markets sunk into negative territory on Tuesday as concerns over the global economic recovery and an unnerving update on Japan's radiation crisis hit investor sentiment.

Bank shares led the FTSE 100 higher in early trading as investors breathed a sigh of relief that the Independent Commission on Banking had opted to ring-fence banks rather than break them up.

London's leading share index edged up this morning, despite fears of an imminent end to US economic stimulus.

Joanne Young looks at the divergent opportunities within the BRIC consortium and the prospects for economies underlying these ETFs

Oil has hit its highest level since August 2008 and has broken a new record in sterling terms, hitting £74.60 a barrel.

London's leading share index dropped below the 6,000 mark this morning as BP and Vodafone sold off parts of their asset base.

The index of 100 leading shares bounced 1.57% this afternoon as better than expected economic data sent financial stocks soaring to the top the leaderboard.