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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.

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.