AngloAmerican gives strength to FTSE

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The FTSE 100 index has pulled back 23 points or 0.4% to 5861.4 points, led by mining company Anglo American.

AngloAmerican has jumped 47p or 2.1% to £22.70, International Power has climbed 4p, or 1.4%, to 297.75p and Capita Group has added 6.5p, or 1.3%, to 522.5p. On the downside, Royal Bank of Scotland has fallen 0.52% to £17.10 after its figures received a muted response from invetors and despite a better than expected 23% increase in half-year profits to £4.51bn. British Airways has declined 3.28% to 376.25p after traders focused on higher fuel costs estimates for the year, now expected to be £550-£600m. In Japan, the Nikkei 225 Stock Average climbed 28.81 points, or 0.2%, to 15,499.18 po...

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