FTSE fighting its way back to 4,500

Antofagasta, a miner, rose 63p to 899p. Xstrata, one of the world's biggest coal exporters, advanced 30.5p to 658p. Compass Group gained 8.5p to 352.5p. The caterer reported fiscal first-half pretax profit before amortization and one-time charges rose 5.2% from the year-ago period to £283m after it had gained contracts in the US, Europe, Asia and Africa. Rentokil Initial, a pest- control company, lost 33p to 142.5p. This is the company’s sharpest drop in 5 years. Unilever, one of the world's largest maker of food and soap, declined 9.5p to 514p. In Asia, Tokyo's Nikkei 22...