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The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 5.6 points, or 0.09%, to 6,156 as telecoms clawed back earlier losses and mining stocks picked up.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 41.8 points, or 0.68%, to 6,150.4, following a recovery by British Energy.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day at a five-year high, having risen 36 points, or 0.59% to 6,157.3, when higher oil prices gave stocks a lift.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 47.8 points, or 0.79%, to 6,121.3, following vague takeover talk surrounding Standard Life.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day slightly up with a rise of 0.8 points, or 0.01%, to 6,073.5, as miners recovered from a bad start.

The FTSE 100 is down 18.6 points, or 0.31%, to 6,054.1, with mining stocks leading the decline.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 41.8 points, or 0.69%, to 6,072.7 to close at its highest level for five months.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day slightly down with a drop of 3.3 points, or 0.05%, to 6,001.2, as a poor opening in the US knocked the index.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 20.7 points, or 0.35%, to 5,937.1, as Partygaming continued its fall and metal prices dropped.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day slightly down by 3 points, or 0.05%, to 5,957.8, after Partygaming plummeted almost 60%.