The FTSE was sharply down in afternoon trading at 5609.61, down 30.96 (0.55%), as mining woes and disappointing US weekly jobs figures pared back yesterday's gains.
The top three slots in the losers league were reserved for miners, with copper mining company Kazakhmys taking poll position trading at £14.96, down 49 points (3.17%). Silver miner Fresnillo was also down 25 points (2.88%) to 840p while gold mining Randgold Resources traded at £49.50, down 155 points (3.04%). Topping the winners table was oil services group Petrofac which continued rising after a good day yesterday, trading at £12, up 38 points (3.27%). Elsewhere Kingfisher was trading at 223p, up 6.40 points (2.95%). The Dow Jones fell slightly after the Labour Department said ...
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