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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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Shares in the mining giant are at a 10-year low. Recovery may be on the cards, but Rio Tinto may have to sail through some "choppy waters" before stock begins its upward journey, according to Alastair Ford.
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In London, the FTSE100 ended 82 points lower to 6,104, after a bizarre moment earlier in the day.
So-called "basket trade" caused 60-point plunge in FTSE 100 Index
“With that being impossible, they have opted for the second choice, namely running around in circles," Chris Beauchamp at IG said.
The FTSE 100 was 8 points lower at 6,109 as China and the crucial Fed meeting weighed on European indices
FTSE 100 gained 39 points to 6,157 with nearly all of the Footsie members showing early advances.
After lunch, investors were not willing to carry much risk into the American session.
It was right into the midst of a maelstrom of fevered optimism that Glencore listed.
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Barclays, Lloyds, HSBC, William Hill, BP, RIO, Avation and Talk Talk were all in Tuesday’s broker spotlight
dealers took heart from better-than-expected Chinese trade data
Dealers took heart from better-than-expected Chinese trade data
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The FTSE 100 registered its biggest one day gain in a week as the European Central Bank (ECB) left interest rates unchanged on Thursday at record lows.
Footsie rebounds as miners rise on stable copper prices and oil majors fall
Big miners were on the up as the price of copper stabilised
Big miners were on the up as the price of copper stabilised
Chinese markets rose "as state-directed investors bought shares to ensure positive close"
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US top flight shares gained 620 points and Chinese stocks had a rebound
Chinese markets rose "as state-directed investors bought shares"
Anglo Pacific's royalty income has risen significantly in spite of commodity price weakness
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The FTSE 100 ended 24 points down to 6,526 today as miners and oil stocks weighed.
