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FTSE 100
As of 04:43 19 March 2017 - Market closed- Open
- 7415.95
- Previous close
- 7424.96
- 52 week high
- 7447.00
- 52 week low
- 5923.53
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17.03.2017
FTSE 100 closes at another record high
16.03.2017
FTSE 100 hits record closing high
The FTSE 100 has hit a record closing high thanks to a US decision to hike interest rates and gains in mining stocks.
Analysts also said there was relief in the market at the defeat of the anti-immigration Freedom party in the Dutch election.
The UK's blue-chip share index ended at 7,415.95 points - its highest since 1 March - having touched 7.444.4 points earlier in the session.
Miners were among the best performers, with Anglo American jumping 8.54% after after Indian billionaire Anil Agarwal said that he would buy a stake of up to £2bn in the firm.
Rio Tinto , Fresnillo , Antofagasta and Glencore also did well, rising within a range of 3.35% to 4.84%.
FTSE 100 closes at record high
15.03.2017
UK shares up before Fed rate decision
14.03.2017
FTSE 100 slips after Brexit jitters
FTSE 100 closes lower
The FTSE 100 finished lower with markets cautious ahead of an expected US interest rate rise and the Dutch elections.
The index shed 0.13% to 7357.85 points, with RBS down 2.53%, M&S 2.16% lower and Standard Life down 1.7%.
Oil stocks also took a hit after Saudi Arabia revealed it had let oil production creep above the cap set by Opec, sending Brent Crude to a fresh 2017 low. Shell and BP both fell.
Brent Crude is currently trading 1.7% lower at $50.48 a barrel.
13.03.2017
UK shares lifted by takeover news
FTSE 100 closes higher
The London market has closed higher thanks to a strong performance by miners.
The FTSE 100 gained 0.33%, or 24.00 points, to 7,367.08.
Four of five best-performing companies were miners, boosted by a jump in the price of copper, which gained 1% on Monday on fears supply could be disrupted by a strike in Peru.
Rio Tinto, Anglo American, Antofagasta and Fresnillo climbed within a range of 3.9% to 5.6%.
09.03.2017
Miners lead FTSE 100 index lower
Insurers boost FTSE 100
The FTSE 100 is 0.6% lower in early trading.
Morrison Supermarkets is the biggest loser with a more than 5% decline, after releasing its annual results.
Investors were more excited about Aviva's results, shares in the insurer are up 5.8%.
"Steady profit growth and plenty of capital generation mean the group can start funneling cash back to investors or fund new expansion as management sees fit,” said Nicholas Hyett, from Hargreaves Lansdown.
Admiral Group is up more than 3%, helped by an upgrade by analysts at JP Morgan.
Legal & General is 1% higher.