Anglo American dividend axe may not be industry's last
More miners could slash payouts and assets to cope with downturn
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Rio Tinto Ltd
LON:RIO
Rio Tinto Ltd is a leading international mining group that finds, mines and processes the earth's mineral resources. The Group's major products include aluminium, copper, diamonds, energy products, gold, industrial minerals (borates, titanium dioxide, salt and talc), and iron ore. Its activities span the world but are strongly represented in Australia and North America. There are also significant businesses in South America, Asia, Europe and southern Africa.
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Markets: Chinese data hits miners sending FTSE100 lower
The miners contributed to a 9 point fall for the FTSE100, which stood at 6,214 around 9am.
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The platinum miner has suspended its pay-outs for the second half of this year and for 2016
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Falling commodity prices weigh on Footsie
The FTSE 100 Index fell 26 points to 6308 at lunchtime
London shares fall as falling commodity prices hit miners
The Footsie and mainland European indices fell despite upbeat eurozone data
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London traders welcomed Fed hints about slow and gradual rise in US interest rates
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Update: Comment added on Bezant and Galileo.
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The Footsie rose 39.57 points to 6314 while mainland European shares also gained
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The Footsie surged 43.78 points to 6319 and mainland European markets also rose
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The FTSE 100 Index pared losses to stand 1.5 points up at 6414 by lunchtime
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The FTSE 100 Index was 27.26 points off at 6385 in morning trading
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Diageo to outperform as it vies for volume growth
Diageo, BAE Systems, BHP Billiton, Rio Tinto, and Lloyds Bank are in the broker spotlight on Thursday
Petropavlovsk appoints new senior independent director
Gold miner Petropavlovsk said Sir Roderic Lyne has been appointed as a senior independent non-executive director effective from November 1 this year.
London's shares slip further at lunch
Data did little to entice investors into buying, with third quarter GDP figures growing by only 0.5%.