London’s FTSE 100 Index made further advances today thanks to a raft of well-received updates from the likes of Barclays and Schroders.

London’s blue chip share index closed deep in the red for a third straight session today after disappointing bank earnings on Wall Street sparked a late sell-off.

London’s leading share index made tentative gains today, but progress was held back as further poor US jobs data capped a disappointing week for global economic news.

London’s blue chip share index struggled amid further volatile trading today as markets failed to shrug off eurozone concerns.

London's blue chip share index hit a new 13-month high today on the back of a bumper start to the US bank reporting season and mounting hopes of economic recovery.

London’s blue-chips were mired in the red today as the looming bankruptcy of car giant General Motors dealt a blow to market sentiment.

London’s blue chip share index received a late session boost after Wall Street rose on the back of better than feared US economic output figures.

London’s FTSE 100 Index shed more than 2% today as heavy snow caused transport chaos and disrupted the City.

London’s leading share index held firm in positive territory today as a rally in the housebuilding sector and strong gains from banks gave the market a boost.

London's leading share index surged ahead today after investors took cheer from news of lower-than-expected inflation data.

London's blue-chip index was today stuck in negative territory following the latest gloomy survey on the UK housing market.

London's blue chips were on the back foot today as nerves over banking stocks showed little sign of abating.

London’s blue chips made tentative gains today as financial stocks recovered from a shaky start.

London’s leading shares hit positive territory for the fifth session in a row today despite losing hold of strong gains earlier in the session.

London’s blue-chip companies endured a fourth consecutive session of losses today after another turbulent day for markets.

London’s blue-chips made a lacklustre start to the week today after a poor showing from heavily-weighted mining stocks hindered progress.

London’s blue-chips were in buoyant mood today after a record showing from US markets overnight.

London's blue-chips dived into the red today as weak trading on Wall Street and fears over interest rates sparked a sell-off.

London’s blue-chips were down more than 1% today as concerns over the Chinese stock market sparked a sell-off.

London shares saw a sharp downturn during afternoon trading after lower-than-expected US retail sales figures led to a tumble in the US markets at the start of the day’s trade.

London’s leading shares shrugged off fears over North Korea’s nuclear test today as rising oil prices and pharmaceutical firms took centre stage.

London’s leading shares plunged into the red today after struggling to hold onto early gains as US inflationary pressures continued to dog the market.

London’s top shares raced to a two-month high today as one of the busiest days in the corporate diary drew plenty of buying interest.

London’s leading shares lost sight of gains notched up in a New Year rally today as miners and utilities fell out of favour.

London stocks ended the week in lacklustre form today after a major share sale sent oil heavyweight BP lower.

London shares notched up their sixth consecutive day of progress today despite spending most of the session in the red.

London shares started off in lacklustre form today as traders refused to commit their cash ahead of key unemployment data in the United States.

London shares sparked into life today on the back of positive updates from two market heavyweights and takeover speculation in the logistics sector.

London shares were hovering around their opening mark today after oil prices resumed their upward trend.

London shares made healthy progress today as upbeat news from a host of blue-chip companies cheered investors.

London shares ended the week on an upbeat note as traders refused to let the Turkey terror blasts unsettle them.

London's benchmark FTSE 100 Index has made modest gains as top flight telecoms stocks and weaker-than-expected figures from advertising giant WPP curbed a stronger rise.

London's leading shares started the week flat as traders awaited results from British banking giant HSBC.

London shares finally kicked into life today as better-than-expected economic data in the United States rubbed off on investors.

London shares eased today despite hopes of modest gains on Wall Street later this afternoon.