Published on 18th July 2014
1630: Close The FTSE 100 ended up 11.13 points to 6749.45 after falling following the downing of a Malaysia Airlines plane in Ukraine. Tensions between Ukraine and Russia flared as the countries blamed one another over the shooting down of the aircraft which killed 298 people on board. The incident came after the US imposed further sanctions against Russia in an effort to curb the Ukraine turmoil. In Gaza, Israel intensified its land offensive in the area with artillery, tanks and gunboats. Palestinian health officials said 27 Palestinians had been killed since Israel sent ground forces into the strip on Thursday. ITV was the top riser after a big jump yesterday as investors continued to react to bid speculation following the purchase of a 6.4% stake in the broadcaster by Liberty Global.