Mining losses cause FTSE fall

Scroders NV made the biggest gains, up 65 points, or 5.05%, to £13.52, followed by Schroders, which added 71 points, or 4.81%, to £15.47. Barratt Developments gained 18 points, or 2.85%, to 649p, Man Group added 15.5 points, or 2.77%, to 576p, and Hammerson climbed 26 points, or 2.53%, to £10.55. Vedanta resources plummeted 109 points, or 4.89%, to £21.21, Northern Rock lost 6.6 points, or 3.47%, to 183.4p and Antofagasta dropped 27 points, or 3.14%, 833.5p. On Wall Street, markets fell in early trading due to concern about the strength of the US economy and the Dow Jones lost 51.21, o...