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The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 10.5 points, or 0.18%, to 5,960.8, despite briefly passing the 6,000 mark as commodities failed.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up finished up 41.2 points, or 0.69%, to 5,971.3, following bid speculation about Brambles Industries and Hanson.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 56.5 points, or 0.96%, to 5930.1 with Alliance & Leicester posting the biggest gains.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 74.4 points, or 1.26%, to 5,822.3, as miners hit a rough patch, leaving the FTSE with just two gainers.

The FTSE 100 Index slipped 3.30 points, or 0.1%, to 5,892 points today, led by fund managers.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 21.2 points, or 0.36%, to 5,879.3, despite a slump in the mining sector.

The FTSE 100 has ended trading just short of its worst levels for the day, down 71.2 points or 1.2%, to 5,858.1 as PartyGaming led stocks lower.

The FTSE 100 is down 53.2 points, or 0.9%, to 5,876.1 in early trading, as investors are cautious ahead of today's interest rate decision.

The FTSE 100 has failed to cross the 6,000 mark as it ended the day down 52.4 points, or 0.88%, to 5,929.3 as mining and energy stocks fell.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day slightly down by 4.9 points, or 0.08%, to 5,981.7 as a rally on Wall Street helped it pull back earlier losses.