London shares rose slightly in early trading, with markets still affected by weaker than expected US jobs data.
The FTSE 100 was up by 4.32 (0.09% points) to reach 4,993.02 points with mining stocks making the biggest gains. Antofagasta was the biggest riser, moving up 28 points (3.89%) to reach 748p after RBS upgraded it to buy from sell. Rival Rio Tinto saw its shares rise 3.29% to £25.88, while Vedanta Resources climbed 2.66% to reach £19.27 after Deutsche Bank put a buy recommendation on the stock. Kazakhmys rose by 2.38% to reach £10.10. Xstrata rose by 2.17% to reach 872p following speculation that it may make a bid for rival miner Anglo American. Man Group led the losers, dropping ...
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