FTSE 100's advance driven by miners
Miners were doing much of the heavy listing in early trading
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Antofagasta is a Chilean-based copper mining group with interests in transport and water distribution. It is listed on the London Stock Exchange and has been a constituent of the FTSE-100 index since 2004.The Group creates value for its shareholders through the discovery, development and operation of copper mining operations. It is committed to sustainable development, embedding safety and sustainability throughout its operations. In the conduct of its activities, it places great importance on health and safety, management of human resources, community relations and environmental matters.
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Miners were doing much of the heavy listing in early trading
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It was almost back to square one for the Footsie, with miners leading the rally
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Just three blue-chips were in the red and all of those were miners
FTSE 100 was 36 points lower at 5,954 as US markets pointed to a flat start
FTSE 100 was 3 points higher at 5,993 as oilers and mines perked up
The FTSE100 was up a further 133 points, or 2.3%, to 5,906 with oil stocks rising to the top.
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Oil stocks also performed well, as the price of a barrel of Brent crude shot up more than 5% to US$30.97.
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Unusually, the majority of the big gains today were to be found among the FTSE 350 - especially the FTSE 100
FTSE100 was buoyed by retail stocks at lunch and investor sentiment seemed to be improving as the index climbed 1.6% higher.
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FTSE100, the UK's premier share index, closed out the year around 25 points lower in a curtailed trading day...
FTSE100, as tipped by spreadbetters, fell in early deals on a truncated trading day....
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The FTSE100 ended the day 40 points, or 0.6% lower at 6,274.
The FTSE100 rose around 60 points on Tuesday, but was 35 points lower this morning at around 6,278.