Partygaming limits FTSE gains

A tame US inflation report sent stocks higher towards the end of trading, although Partygaming pulled the index back down with a drop of 8.62% to 100.75p, as Vienna-listed peer BWin Interactive was suspended from trading after another region revoked its betting licence. Miners also featured heavily in the fallers with Rio Tinto down 3.53% to £24.32, closely followed by Kazakhmys which slipped 3.38% to £12.01 as gold futures hit a three month low. On the bright side, banks performed well, with HBOS posting the largest gains with a rise of 3.6% to £10.50, and Northern Rock added 2.6% to £...