The benchmark FTSE 100 closed up 62.50 points today at 4,418.70 after UK stocks rose paced by mining companies.
ICI rose 24.75p to 230p after the chemical maker reported that demand is “good”. Howver, mining stocks led today’s gains. Rio Tinto Group advanced 35p to 1,397p after the company said demands from China boosted prices for iron ore, copper and coal. Antofagasta, a copper miner in Chile, also added 35.5p to 1,000.5p. Shire Pharmaceuticals jumped 32p to 468p. The drugmaker boosted its full-year earnings forecast and said it will pay a dividend for the first time. In the meantime, Amvescap dropped 40.25p to a 14-month low of 265p. The company’s Invesco Funds Group unit in the US ...
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