FTSE 100 index reaches 6,000 points for the first time since June 2011 - @itn

UK's FTSE 100 Index closes at highest level since May 2008 - @BloombergNews

World markets rally on ECB package; Germany's DAX, France's CAC-40 up 2.7%; Britain's FTSE 100 up 1.6%; Dow in US up 1.4% - @AP

Utterly savage start for Standard Chartered on the ftse - down nearly 18 percent

MARKETS: FTSE 100 Index in London opened 1.4% or 75 points higher at 5552.8 after yesterday's election in Greece - @itvnews

FTSE 100 opens up 1.8%, Madrid's Ibex 35 starts day with rise of 4.5% following eurozone bail-out of Spanish banks - @SkyNewsBreak

Markets: 5,326.93 ↑ 66.74 (1.27%) After 4-day break for Queen's diamond jubilee, FTSE100 jumps in early trading - @FTSE

Markets: 5,379.82 ↑ 29.77 (0.56%) - The FTSE 100 edged higher in early trade - @FTSE

Markets: FTSE 100 rebounds from 6 month low 5,296.21 ↓ 42.17 (0.79%) - @FTSE

Markets: 5,284.47 ↓ 53.91 (1.01%) - City sources predict FTSE 100 opens down 60 points from yesterday's close - @FTSE

FTSE 100 index reaches 6,000 points for the first time since June 2011 - @itn

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FTSE 100 index reaches 6,000 points for the first time since June 2011 - @itn

UK's FTSE 100 Index closes at highest level since May 2008 - @BloombergNews

World markets rally on ECB package; Germany's DAX, France's CAC-40 up 2.7%; Britain's FTSE 100 up 1.6%; Dow in US up 1.4% - @AP

Utterly savage start for Standard Chartered on the ftse - down nearly 18 percent

MARKETS: FTSE 100 Index in London opened 1.4% or 75 points higher at 5552.8 after yesterday's election in Greece - @itvnews

FTSE 100 opens up 1.8%, Madrid's Ibex 35 starts day with rise of 4.5% following eurozone bail-out of Spanish banks - @SkyNewsBreak

Markets: 5,326.93 ↑ 66.74 (1.27%) After 4-day break for Queen's diamond jubilee, FTSE100 jumps in early trading - @FTSE

Markets: 5,379.82 ↑ 29.77 (0.56%) - The FTSE 100 edged higher in early trade - @FTSE

Markets: FTSE 100 rebounds from 6 month low 5,296.21 ↓ 42.17 (0.79%) - @FTSE

Markets: 5,284.47 ↓ 53.91 (1.01%) - City sources predict FTSE 100 opens down 60 points from yesterday's close - @FTSE