FTSE boosted by positive miners

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The FTSE 100 has ended the session up 23.8 points, or 0.37%, to 6,380.9, as positive mining stocks and well-received results news pushed the index higher.

Centrica, owner of British Gas, posted the biggest gains with a rise of 4.66% to 387.5p, closely followed by BAE Systems, which climbed 4.3% to 466.5p, while Drax Group advanced 3.62% to 716p. Miners also performed well with Xstrata up 3.75% to £25.72, while Kazakhmys climbed 3.56% to £11.65, although Scottish & Newcastle was among the biggest fallers with a drop of 1.54% to 545p. Property companies pulled the index lower with Hammerson slipping 1.99% to 316.23, while British Land dropped 1.41% to £16.06, and Intercontinental Hotels slipped 1.44% to £12.31, although Capita was the bigge...

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