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Index company FTSE is embarking on a global advertising campaign in a bid to promote the brand as the ‘definitive benchmark'.

The FTSE 100 closed this afternoon at 6,562.20, an increase of 0.88%, while the FTSE 250 closed at 11,648.40, up 0.56%. M&A speculation surrounding Centrica and InterContinental boosted the markets.

GlaxoSmithKline was the biggest drag on the FTSE which fell in early trading as oil companies also dropped.

Hargreaves Lansdown has announced its share price after the firm floated on the stock market last month.

The FTSE had a strong Monday, thanks in part to financial services firm Friends Provident, finishing up 58.8, or 0.96%, to close on 6189.40.

For the second day in succession the FTSE made moderate early gains, going up 0.12% to 6416.

Stock market volatility around the world remains high, leaving investors wondering whether the storm of recent days has passed or not.

GLOBAL STOCKMARKETS suffered major losses yesterday and are expected to continue to fall today as Wall Street suffered its biggest one-day fall yesterday since 9/ 11, and on the back of worries about the strength of the Chinese and US economies, says...

The FTSE began slowly on Friday, dropping 0.36% to 6357.9. Early gainers included power supply firm Drax Group, which was up 1.33% to 725.5p. This was closely followed by BP, which is up 1.25% to 527p, and Sainsbury's, up 0.97% to 520p.