It was the mining firms which dragged the FTSE 100 down today, but it was largely because DKW cut it...
It was the mining firms which dragged the FTSE 100 down today, but it was largely because DKW cut its confidence in the profit potential of the mining sector. The FTSE 100 index closed down 11.8 points or 0.3% to 4252.1, led by Xstrata which fell 14.5p or 2.8% to 503p and BHP Billiton which also dropped 6.5p or 1.5% to 430p. They were pursued by Anglo American - now the world's second-largest miner - which lost 10p or 0.8% to £11.77 and Rio Tinto which despite a good run recently also closed down 10p or 0.7% to £13.69. At the other end of the scale, Dixons, the electrical gro...
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