Mining sector leads FTSE 100 down
Mining sector leads FTSE 100 down
Thursday 19th November 2009
The FTSE 100 ended Thursday down 74.43 points, 1.39 per cent, as the mining sector responded to drops in metal prices.The London index ended on 5,267.70, down from 5,342.13.
Mining company Antofagasta was the biggest faller during the day, down 50 points, 5.31 per cent.
Base metal miner Xstrata also recorded a drop of over five per cent, while silver producer Fresnillo fell by 4.84 per cent.
The biggest gain of the day was recorded by beverage group SABMiller with a 3.44 per cent gain after better-than-expected interim results.
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