FTSE higher on miner rises

Confectionary giant Cadbury is leading the way so far, up 3.3% to 704. Anglo American and Rio Tinto are the best of the miners, both up 2.7% to 3610 and 6820 respectively. Xstrata is not too far behind, up 2.59% to 4244; while BHP Billiton has put aside its recent troubles, up 2.52% to 2118. The London Stock Exchange Group is being punished despite recording an operating profit rise, it is down 5.7% to 1026. Rolls-Royce is also struggling, down 2.61% to 400; while Barclays is the worst of a poor financials sector, 2.26% to 389. In New York, Wall Street slid on the gloomy growth and in...