The FTSE 100 has ended the day up 19.3 points, or 0.29%, to 6,621.4, as miners helped boost the index on increased metal prices and talk of consolidation in the sector.
Xstrata posted the biggest gains with a rise of 4.39% to £29.02, closely followed by Anglo American which climbed 4.25% to £30.39, while Kazakhmys advanced 3.1% to £12.98. Johnson Matthey also added 3.7% to £16.26, while ICAP climbed 3.33% to 534.75p, although gains were limited by drug company GlaxoSmithKline which ended the day down 1.36% to £13.10. Kingfisher was the biggest loser with a fall of 1.78% to 248.25p, closely followed by marks & Spencer Group which slipped 1.69% to 699p, while Tate & Lyle dropped 1.4% to 600.5p, and Vodafone declined 1.25% to 158p. In the US, the Dow ...
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