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Oil companies lead FTSE higher Mining firms drag FTSE 100 lower
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(Open): London's leading shares edged higher in early Thursday trading, led by oil companies as crude prices stabilised. (Noon): London's leading shares lost ground in Thursday morning trading, dragged down by the mining sector.
Royal Dutch Shell "B" and "A" shares added 1.1% and 0.9% respectively, while BP was up 0.7%. Glencore, Fresnillo and Randgold Resources were all in the top five worst performers, falling by 3.6%, 3.5% and 3.4% respectively.
At the same time, Brent crude was up 0.2% at $64.39 a barrel. But the biggest faller was Aberdeen Asset Management, down 4.5% after going ex-dividend.
Overall, the benchmark FTSE 100 share index gained 10.92 points or 0.17% in the opening minutes to reach 6,510.96 points. Overall, the benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 43.35 points or 0.67% at 6,456.69.
The list of the biggest losers was dominated by companies going ex-dividend. On the broader FTSE 250, fashion retailer Supergroup was among the biggest losers, shedding 4.2% after disclosing that its half-year profits had fallen 32%.
Engineering support services firm Babcock fell the most, shedding 2.4%. On the currency markets, the pound was down 0.2% against the dollar at $1.5681 and 0.3% lower against the euro at €1.2586.
Other companies trading without entitlement to dividend payouts were Aberdeen Asset Management, down 2.2%, and 3i Group, down 1.9%.
On the currency markets, the pound was up slightly against the dollar at $1.5721, but 0.15% lower against the euro at €1.2607.