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The FTSE 100 has ended the session up 30.5 points, or 0.48%, to 6,449.2, as positive broker comment, healthy gains among the miners and an early recovery in the US pushed the index higher.

The FTSE 100 is up 36.1 points, or 0.56%, to 6,498, as mining and energy stocks push the index towards 6,500 despite a fall by financials.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day slightly down with a drop of 7.1 points, or 0.11%, to 6,479.7, as the market reacted badly to bid news.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 42.6 points, or 0.66%, to 6,483.2, as miners push the index higher.

The FTSE 100 has ended the day with a slight fall of 8.8 points, or 0.14%, to 6,440.6, as gains by drugmakers offset earlier heavy losses by miners.

Europe's emerging markets provide a better opportunity for investors now than they have ever done because countries in the region are becoming self-sufficient, according to BlackRock Merrill Lynch.

The FTSE 100 is down 45.5 points, or 0.71%, to 6,403.9, as the index is being dragged lower by miners over concerns about demand in China.

The FTSE 100 index has ended the day down 48.4 points, or 0.74%, to 6,449.4, as weaker metal prices and worries over a possible increase in interest rates next month brought the index lower.

Investors are facing the market with trepidation this month following a slump from institutional investors in North America, according to State Street Global Markets.

The FTSE 100 index has ended the day down 18.4 points or 0.28% to 6,497.8, as the core measure of inflation increased to 3.1%, causing the Governor of the Bank of England to explain the rise in a letter to Gordon Brown.