FTSE

The FTSE reversed yesterday's late sell-off sparked by the results of the Irish bank stress tests in early trading on Friday.

James Harrington, head of business development at Legal & General, runs through some of the key concepts.

Barclays Wealth has launched a new FTSE 100-linked investment aimed at adventurous growth seekers.

BP shares closed down 2.2% in London yesterday on a report its managers could face manslaughter charges following the Gulf of Mexico oil spill, which could lead to much higher fines over the disaster.

The FTSE 100 is treading water this morning as investors await the final UK GDP reading for the fourth quarter of 2010.

INSYNERGY Investment Management chief executive officer Spike Hughes outlines the benefits of international exposure for income investors.

The FTSE 100 index edged higher in early trading following gains in the US last night.

Db x-trackers has unveiled an ETF on the London Stock Exchange tracking the performance of equity Reits and listed property companies from around the world.

European stock markets are subdued in early trading and have been unable to mirror the overnight gains made in Asia and the US.

Global markets were buoyant today as fears eased over the possibility of a nuclear meltdown in Japan.