The Christmas retail reporting season created more winners and losers today as the wider market eased back from yesterday’s fresh two-and-a-half year high.

The recent slump in the FTSE 100 Index continued today as persistent worries over the health of the US and Japanese economies weighed on confidence.

Share bounce backs for British Airways and Royal Bank of Scotland helped nudge the FTSE 100 Index higher today and offset disappointing data out on Wall Street.

Shock US jobs data sent the London market diving into the red today as gloom gathered over trading floors.

The FTSE 100 Index suffered a sharp reversal of fortunes today as heavy falls in the US saw the London market undo early gains to lose almost 1%.

The Bank of England’s widely anticipated cut in interest rates failed to breathe life into the FTSE 100 Index today as it came under further pressure.

There were more woes for retail stocks today after Carpetright and Comet owner Kesa Electricals became the latest to offer gloomy news.

Interest rate cut hopes and a smaller-than-expected contraction in the US economy helped the London market consolidate recent gains today.

The FTSE 100 Index jumped 8% today as hopes for another round of interest rate cuts led to the third biggest gain in the benchmark’s history.

Weaker oil and energy stocks after falling crude prices saw the FTSE 100 Index end a volatile session in the red today.

The FTSE 100 Index lost ground today as gloom in the banking sector and more economic woes across the Atlantic rattled investors.

Banking stocks suffered losses of more than 2% today as analysts downgraded price targets in the wake of full-year results earlier in the week.

Mining stocks led the FTSE 100 Index into the red today as investors banked profits following yesterday’s strong gains.