The FTSE 100 Index gave back early gains through the day, having hit a new five-year high at the start, closing up 1 point, or 0.02%, at 6,045 points as the Bank of England kept rates on hold at 4.5%.
PartyGaming rallied 10.23% to 142.75p as an attempt to ban online gaming in the US was met with a lack of support from US politicians. The mining sector extended yesterday’s gains as metal prices continued to boom and gold hit a five-year high. Rio Tinto rose 0.29% to 3,144p and Xstrata gained 1.96% to 2,027p. A Deutsche Bank "buy" tip took Corus's shares up 2.59% to 89.25p. But British Airways lost initial gains, despite a Citigroup price target hike to 425p from 400p, falling 1.82% to 350p. Scottish & Newcastle also fell back after yesterday's strong run, declining 0.37% to 54...
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