FTSE dips nearer to 4,000

It fell 23 points (0.55%) to 4,136, from yesterday's close, with Fresnillo the biggest loser, down 3.8% to £4.68. Lonmin and Rio Tinto were also among the bottom five performers, down 2.8% to £10.02 and 2.4% to £19.20 respectively. Home Retail Group and Pearson were the top two risers with the owner of Argos and Homebase up 1.5% to £2.70 and the publisher 1.36% to £5.94. Meanwhile, British Airways reacted positively to crude oil prices falling, rising 1.17% to £1.21. The Dow closed relatively flat, up just four points (0.05%), despite enjoying a brief afternoon spike on some bet...