The FTSE 100 has ended the day down 20.7 points, or 0.35%, to 5,937.1, as Partygaming continued its fall and metal prices dropped.
The online gaming firm continued its poor performance form yesterday, when it lost over 50% in one day, to act as the biggest drag on the index with a drop of 9.44% to 40.75p, after the US Congress voted in favour of an anti-gaming legislation. However Swiss miner Xstrata was the biggest gainer with a rise of 2.18% to £22.46, on news it is to raise £2.9bn through a rights issue to fund its acquisition of Canadian miner Falconbridge. But the rest of the mining sector suffered as metal prices fell, with Lonmin down 4.42% to £24.89, closely followed by Rio Tinto which slipped 3.46% to £24....
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