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The FTSE 100 is up 18.2 points, or 0.28%, to 6,255.4 in early trading following a recovery in commodity prices.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 26.9 points, or 0.43%, to 6,237.2, despite a decline in retail stocks.

The FTSE 100 index has closed up just 5.8 points or 0.09% to 6,210.3, as fears over the US economy wiped out earlier gains.

The FTSE 100 index fell 11.20 points, or 0.2%, to 6,204 points today, with DSG International leading the fallers.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 24.5 points, or 0.39%, to 6,263.5, as gains from merger & acquisition activity were offset by strike news at British Airways.

The FTSE 100 is up 8.9 points, or 0.14%, to 6,239, following a late rally as oil prices increased.

The FTSE 100 is slightly up in early trading with a rise of 7.3 points, or 0.12%, to 6,237.4, despite a continued decline by Alliance Boots after the Dow Jones hit a record high overnight.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 69.1 points, or 1.12%, to 6,230.1, as miners pulled ahead on improved metal prices.

The FTSE 100 Index fell 35.10 points, or 0.6%, to 6,161 points today after a string of financial stocks and a poor start on Wall Street weighed on the market.

Concerns over spot oil prices falling helped the FTSE shed about 27 points this morning as BP and Shell both got caught in the cross-fire.