The FTSE 100, which closed at 6723 points on Friday, was a whisker higher than the level it hit in 2007. It is now just 207 points short of its 6930 all-time high, reached just before New Year's Eve in 1999 shortly before the dotcom party ended.

Overall the FTSE 100 finished 7.49 points higher at 6693.55 after an earlier dip, marking its tenth rise in a row. Miners were under pressure after poor eurozone growth figures, while there was also a mixed bag of US data including worse than expected ...

We've included a summary table showing the total number of subsidiaries each FTSE 100 company has in tax havens, and how many of those are in countries with ties to the UK (Crown dependencies like Jersey and Guernsey, or British overseas territories ...

The drive to get more women on FTSE 100 boards has suffered a further setback, new figures have revealed. Only 12 per cent of directors appointed in the two months to May 1 are women, down from the 50 per cent rate seen a year ago, according to data to ...

There were six FTSE 100 companies trading without further rights to their latest dividend payments, limiting the overall gains.

Next week will be another busy one for full-year results from FTSE 100 companies with years ending on 31 March. And we'll have more company news in the weeks to come as well, as March also marks the first quarter for all those with December year-end ...

The rate of female appointments to FTSE100 boards has slowed drastically this year, figures have revealed. Only 12% of directors appointed in the two months to May were women, down from the 50% rate seen a year ago.

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London close: FTSE 100 hits new multiyear highs after US data LONDON (SHARECAST) - The FTSE 100 rallied in afternoon trade after some better-than-expected economic data from the States, pushing the index to new five-and-a-half-year highs.

The FTSE 100 was up 28 points to stand at 6,716 after a fairly slow start after the index closed down Thursday - at 6,687 after it actually breached the 6,700 mark earlier in the day - a level not seen since 2007.