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The FTSE 100 index fell 38.9 points, or 0.6%, to 6,230 points today, as weak insurance stocks overshadowed an agreed takeover for Corus.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day flat with just a small rise of 2.1 points, or 0.03%, to 6,242, as miners recovered from earlier losses but property and financial stocks limited gains.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 11.9 points, or 0.19%, to 6,239.9, as early gains were tempered by weak energy and mining stocks.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 41.3 points, or 0.66%, to 6,228, as miners slipped on strike fears.

The FTSE 100 index has ended the day down 45.5 points or 0.72% to 6,269.3, on a weak utility sector and a poor opening on Wall Street.

The FTSE 100 index is continuing its gains from yesterday with a rise of 8.6 points or 0.14% to 6,323.4 in early trading, with property companies leading the charge.

The FTSE 100 index has ended the day close to a six-year high with a rise of 87.2 points or 1.4% to 6,314.8, following a recovery in metal prices.

The FTSE 100 index is marginally up 51 points to 6,279 this morning, even as market participants digest latest minutes from the MPC about the vote for an interest rate hike in the past few weeks.

The FTSE 100 index has ended the day slightly higher with a rise of 9.2 points or 0.15% to 6,227.6, as miners kept the index moving higher.

The FTSE 100 index has closed the start of the week 18.8 points or 0.3% to 6218.4, as media stocks fell and a poor start to Wall Street weighed on the index.