Miners surge but FTSE flat

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The FTSE has opened flat despite a rally from miners and natural resources companies.

London's blue chip index is up 0.35 points (0.01%) to 4817.90, buoyed by the performance of metal miners, as gold, silver, platinum and copper futures held steady. Gold extractor, Randgold Resources, is among the winners in early trading, up 7.51% to £39.66, while silver miner, Fresnillo, has added 5.64% to 637p. Platinum miner, Lonmin, has gained 3.89% to £14.14, while Vedanta Resources and Kazakhmys have risen 3.8% to £16.93 and 3.42% to 951.5p respectively. However, International service company, Serco Group has fallen 1.55% to 462.3p and Barclays is down 1.48% to 353.75p. Ov...

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