FTSE recoups some of yesterday's losses

The benchmark is up about 21 points, or almost 0.5%, to 4,416. BHP Billiton added 6.5p to 439p on optimism demand for metals from China will not decrease in coming months. Rio Tinto gained 24p to 1,240p. Xstrata, a big coal miner, rose 1.7% to 647.5p. John David Group shed 10p to 214p. The sporting-goods retailer reported its fiscal full-year net income fell 90% from a year earlier after disruptions at its First Sport unit led to dropping sales. Sage Group surged 1.75p to 171.5p after the software provider said fiscal first-half net income increased 17% from the year-ago per...