The FTSE 100 index is up 8.3 points, or 0.13%, to 6,405.6, in the first day of trading after the Easter holidays with miners currently driving the index higher.
Kazakhmys is posting the biggest gains with a rise of 1.92% to £12.23, closely followed by Lonmin which has added 1.38% to £35.24, while Rio Tinto has also advanced 1.28% to £30.84. Vodafone is also performing well with a rise of 1.39% to 138.6p, while insurer Resolution has added 1.25% to 650.5p, although gains are being limited by Scottish Power which has dropped 0.73% to 818.5p. Scottish & Newcastle is the biggest loser with a fall of 1.32% to 598.5p, closely followed by Marks & Spencer Group which is down 0.94% to 684p, while ICI has slipped 0.83% to 540.75p, and AstraZeneca has dec...
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