Commodities boost FTSE

Rio Tinto rose 177 points, or 4.08%, to 4511p. Kazakhmys rose 41 points, or 2.91%, to 1450p. Anglo American rose 77 points, or 2.44%, to 3229p. BHP Billiton rose 39 points, or 2.2%, to 1814p. Lonmin rose 67 points, or 2.03%, to 3364p. British Energy Group fell 44 points, or 7.93%, to 511p. Next fell 49 points, or 2.39%, to 2003p. Standard Life fell 5.75 points, or 2.14%, to 263.25p. ITV fell 1.9 points, or 1.98%, to 93.9p. Centrica fell 6.5 points, or 1.79%, to 355.75p. The Dow Jones rose 117.54 points, or 0.87%, to 13660.94c last night. American International Group rose 2.52 ...