FTSE ahead on mining stocks

Johnson Matthey is posting the biggest gains with a rise of 4.08% to £16.32, closely followed by Anglo American which is up 3.5% to £30.17, while Xstrata has added 3.49% to £28.77. Detica Group is also up 2.61% to 383.75p, while BAE Systems has added 2.46% to 447p, although gains are being limited by Mitchells & Butler which is currently down 0.56% to 890p. Kingfisher is the biggest loser with a fall of 3.56% to 243.75p, closely followed by Vodafone which has slipped 1.19% to 158.1p, while GlaxoSmithKline has dropped 0.83% to £13.17, and Marks & Spencer is down 0.7% to 706p. In Japan,...