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FTSE 100
As of 03:24 23 September 2015 - Market closed- Open
- 6108.71
- Previous close
- 5935.84
- 52 week high
- 7103.98
- 52 week low
- 5898.87
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Yesterday 22.09.2015
FTSE 100 slides as mining shares suffer
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18.09.2015
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17.09.2015
FTSE closes lower as US Fed decision nears
16.09.2015
Pound rises as wage growth accelerates
Lunchtime market update
No surprises that SABMiller remains the top of the FTSE 100 leaders board, with shares in the brewer up by almost 21%. The blue-chip index is up 0.9%, or 56 points, at 6,194 points. Mondi - another of those companies no one is quite sure just what it does - is the biggest faller, down 3.6%. The Dax in Frankfurt is up 0.6% and Paris is up 1.3%.
15.09.2015
FTSE 100 stages afternoon rally
FTSE 100 rises
Despite Asia's woes the FTSE 100 is managing to remain in positive territory, adding 10 points - or 0.2% - to 6,094 in early trading. The broader FTSE 250 is 15 points higher - 0.1% - at 16,943. B&Q owner Kingfisher is the biggest faller on the FTSE 100 thus far, shedding 3% to 349p.
US shares are maintaining their opening gains in midday trading - the Dow Jones is up 1.32% at 16587.42 points, while the Nasdaq is up 0.96% at 4852.06 points. London's FTSE closed up 0.87% at 6,137.6 points which analysts said was helped by the positive retails sales from the US.