Copper prices make FTSE shine

Miners led the gains following reports of a possible bid on US firm Alcoa and increased copper prices, with Antofagasta up 3.35% to 477.5p, while BHP Billiton climbed 2.57% to £10.76, Rio Tinto gained 2.49% to £27.53 and Xstrata added 2.04% to £24.04. GlaxoSmithKline also climbed 2.12% to £14.91, although gains were limited by financials stocks including Man Group which slipped 2.43% to 562p, while Amvescap dropped 2.39% to 613p. Property stocks were the biggest losers with British Land falling 3.57% to £16.19, closely followed by Liberty International which slipped 2.71% to £12.90, w...