Morning Markets: Miners buoy FTSE

Currently nine of the top 10 rising stocks in the FTSE 100 are mining companies. Vedanta Resources heads up the winners table, adding 120p (5.70%) to £22.25, following strong production figures. Copper mining company, Antofagasta is up 4.33% to 832p, while Kazakhmys PLC added 4.28% to £11.45. Elsewhere, Lloyds Banking Group dropped 0.65% to 95p as the Government's stake in the part-nationalized bank is set to rise from 43% to 62%. The FTSE's rise follows a steady day for the Dow Jones which ended trading broadly sideways at 9725.58. Alcoa took pole position, climbing 2.23% to $1...