FTSE struggles as miners fall

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The FTSE 100 is down in early trading with a drop of 45 points, or 0.73%, to 6,095, as miners got off to a poor start.

Vedanta Resources is the biggest drag on the index with a fall of 2.21% to £12.85, closely followed by Xstrata which is down 2.03% to £22.24, while Experian has slipped 2.2% to 599.5p. Kingfisher is also down 2.14% to 251p, closely followed by Prudential which has fallen 1.93% to 659.5p, although losses are being limited by Associated British Foods which is up 0.17% to 876.5p. Bradford & Bingley are posting the biggest gains with a rise of 0.87% to 464p, closely followed by Cairn Energy which is up 0.41% to £19.78, while Scottish & Southern Energy has gained 0.27% to £14.86, and ITV has...

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