FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 fell 0.16% to 5,774.29 in early trading, despite British Airways shares rising this morning.

The FTSE 100 opened positively, up 0.45% or 25.88 points to 5,753, despite food retailers dragging on the index.

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The FTSE has made modest gains in early trading, boosted by the buoyant performance of US stocks yesterday and strong economic data from China.

Miners rebounded from yesterday's falls to lead the way in early trading this morning, driving the FTSE 100 up 22.3 points (0.4%) to 5,784.

The FTSE 100 ended the day largely unchanged, closing down 0.28% or 15.99 points to 5,761.

The FTSE 100 has opened 0.06% or 3.24 points lower to 5,774 in early trading as rises in retail stocks were offset by falling mining shares.

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The FTSE climbed 0.9%, or 49 points this morning, boosted by British Airways and mining stocks.

The FTSE traded 56 points, or 1%, lower this morning at 5705.49 after a downbeat assessment of the US recovery from former Federal Reserve chairman Alan Greenspan.