FTSE 100 consolidates early gains; US indices to open mostly lower Companies Follow John on: FTSE 100 consolidates early gains; US indices to open mostly lower The rising oil price has lifted BP and Royal Dutch Shell and they in turn have lifted the Footsie FTSE 100 rises 58 points US indices to open on the back foot Oil price rise underpins Footsie's rise US indices are expected to open mostly lower except for the narrowly-based Dow Jones 30-share index. The Dow is tipped to edge 19 points higher to 23,132 but the more broadly-based S&P 500 is seen giving up 4 points at 4,189 while the tech-heavy Nasdaq 100 is expected to slide 20 points to 13,759p.