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The FTSE 100 Index has gained 31.30 points, or 0.5%, to 5824.80 points this morning led by British Land after it reported an increase in the net value of its assets.

The FTSE 100 Index added 9.3 points, or 0.2%, to 5773.40 points this morning as oil prices decrease for a second day.

The FTSE 100 closed 45 points, or 0.77%, lower at 5,764 points today after a slump on Wall street sent stocks careering backwards, having hovered around opening levels for much of the day.

The FTSE 100 Index has lost 20.6 points, or 0.4%, to 5788.1 points this morning paced by Royal Dutch Shell and Shire.

The FTSE 100 Index closed at its highest level in four and a half years today, up 84 points, or 1.5%, at 5,809 points, led by BG Group.

The FTSE 100 Index has gained 0.93% to 5,778 points this morning led by recovering miners and triple digit gains on Wall Street.

The FTSE 100 Index closed 21.7 points or 0.4% down at 5,725.1, by close of business on Wednesday, having earlier fallen as low as 5,681.9, as takeover activity partly offset tumbling prices for mining stocks such as Kazakhmys.

The FTSE 100 Index has dropped 57.9 points, or 1%, to 5688.9 points this morning led by mining and energy companies after metals prices fell and crude oil traded near a four-week low.

The FTSE 100 Index fell 0.44% to 5,747 points today led by BP after it reported weaker than expected profits following last year's hurricanes.

The FTSE 100 Index has added 5.9 points, or 0.1%, to 5778.3 points this morning led by Aviva after the insurer said new business increased.