The FTSE 100 share index rose on Friday, recovering 1.7 per cent of its value. By the end of the day the index was up 90.1 points to 5,376.4.

The FTSE 100 share index dropped early on Friday morning by 0.2 per cent. By 8:58 am the index was down to 5,277.6 following a rally on Thursday.

The FTSE 100 share index recovered 2.6 per cent of its value on Thursday thanks to a rally by banks. By the end of trading the index was up 135.7 points to 5,286.3.

The FTSE 100 share index rose early on Thursday morning. By 9:28 the index had risen 1.5 per cent by 79.4 points to 5,230.

Asian stocks rebounded on Thursday, boosted by the biggest surge in U.S. bank shares in 16 years and a decline in oil prices, providing some relief from fears about the global credit crisis spiralling out of control.

The FTSE 100 share index fell 0.4 per cent on Wednesday. By the end of the day the index had dropped 21.3 points to 5,150.6.

World stocks fell towards this week's 21-month low and the dollar held near a record low versus the euro on Wednesday as investors nursed acute worries about the financial sector and the economy.

European shares fell early on Wednesday. By 9:28 am the FTSEurofirst 300 index fell 0.3 per cent to 1,106.42.

The FTSE 100 plummeted on Tuesday. By the end of trading the index was down 2.4 per cent by 128.5 points to 5,171.9.

The FTSE 100 share index fell early on Monday. By 8:34 the index had fallen 1.2 per cent by 63.8 points to 5,234.6.

The FTSE 100 share index rose on Friday. By the end of the day the index was up 0.7 per cent by 38.8 points to 5,300.4.

The FTSE 100 share index rose early on Monday thanks to a strong performance by banks. By 8:48 am the index had risen 85.9 points to 5,347.5.

The FTSE 100 share index fell dramatically on Friday. By the end of trading the index was down 2.7 per cent by 145.2 points to 5,261.6.

Oil prices jumped $5 to a record high above $147 a barrel on Friday amid growing worries of threats to supplies from Iran and Nigeria and a strike by Brazilian oil workers next week.

The FTSE 100 share index was down by midday on Thursday. At 12:35 pm the index had fallen 1.1 per cent by 57.9 points to 5,471.3.

The FTSE 100 share index rose early on Friday thanks to rising commodities. By 8:57 am the index had risen 0.5 per cent by 28 points to 5,434.8.

The FTSE 100 share index fell into a bear market on Thursday. By the end of the day the index had fallen 2.2 per cent by 122.8 points to 5,406.8.

The FTSE 100 rose on Wednesday thanks to miners and banks. By the close of trading the index was up 1.6 per cent by 89.1 points to 5,529.6.

The FTSE 100 share index rose early on Wednesday morning. By 9:20 am the index was up one per cent by 55.3 points to 5,495.8.