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FTSE 100 higher as mining rally continues FTSE 100 higher as mining rally continues
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(Noon): Mining companies helped to pull the London market higher as the recent rally in commodity prices continued. (Close): Mining companies helped pull the London market higher as the recent rally in commodity prices continued.
By midday, the FTSE 100 was up 59.74 points, almost 1%, at 6,190.20. By the end of trading, the FTSE 100 was up 68.97 points or 1.13% at 6,199.43.
Mining firms dominated the leaders' board, with Antofagasta up more than 7%, and BHP Billiton, Glencore and Anglo American all more than 5% higher. Mining firms dominated the leaders' board, with Glencore rising 11.9%, Anglo American up 11.1% and BHP Billiton 9.1% higher.
The mining sector has been helped by a rally in the price of metals, with the copper price on track for its biggest weekly rise in six months.The mining sector has been helped by a rally in the price of metals, with the copper price on track for its biggest weekly rise in six months.
The price of oil continued to edge higher. Brent crude added 19 cents to $37.26 a barrel, while US crude rose 13 cents to $34.70 a barrel. The price of oil continued to edge higher. Brent crude added $1.28 to $38.35 a barrel, while US crude rose $1.09 to $35.66 a barrel.
Cuts in US oil production were helping prices, said Ben Le Brun, market analyst at OptionsXpress in Sydney, but investors were awaiting February US unemployment figures at 13:30 GMT for further direction. Costa coffee owner Whitbread rose 0.1% to £38.03, following a 6.2% slide on Thursday after the company revealed a weak fourth quarter.
"A lot of traders are keeping their powder dry in front of non-farm payroll data," he said. On the FTSE 250, Cineworld was the biggest faller, down 6.35% at 498.2p, after UBS gave its shares a "sell" rating.
Costa coffee owner Whitbread fell a further 1.9% to £37.29, following a 6.2% slide on Thursday after the company revealed a weak fourth quarter. On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.42% against the dollar to $1.4236 and dropped 0.12% against the euro to €1.2921.
On the FTSE 250, Cineworld was the biggest faller, down 4.8% at 506.5p, after UBS gave its shares a "sell" rating.
On the currency markets, the pound fell 0.2% against the dollar to $1.4151 and dropped 0.4% against the euro to €1.2885.