FTSE 100 movers: Fresnillo, RBS, Anglo American

9th Jul 2013 13:07

Precious metals group Fresnillo rose to lead mining companies higher on Tuesday as commodities advanced. Prices of metals including gold, silver and platinum climbed on the COMEX. Royal Bank of Scotland's shares jumped after the government ruled out a broad investigation into whether the lender should be broken up and sold off in smaller component parts to fuel competition in the banking sector.Platinum producer Anglo American rallied after announcing miners at two of its South African operations returned to work following a strike.On the downside, Capita slumped after the company was forced to deny claims that it attempted to stem potential legal claims to its handling of the collapse of the Arch Cru funds. ITV retreated following reports the network was considering a £90m bid for Norway-based production house Nice Entertainment Group. easyJet declined despite Deutsche Bank reinstating its 'buy' rating of the airline's stock in a note issued to investors on Tuesday.FTSE 100 - RisersFresnillo (FRES) 954.50p +3.64%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 298.80p +3.46%Vedanta Resources (VED) 1,041.00p +3.27%Anglo American (AAL) 1,285.00p +3.21%BHP Billiton (BLT) 1,739.50p +2.99%Aberdeen Asset Management (ADN) 395.80p +2.57%Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) 1,283.00p +2.48%Weir Group (WEIR) 2,156.00p +2.47%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 4,244.00p +2.44%Rio Tinto (RIO) 2,733.50p +2.40%FTSE 100 - FallersCapita (CPI) 1,018.00p -1.83%ITV (ITV) 150.50p -1.51%easyJet (EZJ) 1,334.00p -1.48%Marks & Spencer Group (MKS) 453.10p -1.44%William Hill (WMH) 460.60p -1.24%BT Group (BT.A) 332.20p -0.90%Serco Group (SRP) 678.00p -0.80%Reed Elsevier (REL) 787.00p -0.57%Next (NXT) 4,755.00p -0.36%WPP (WPP) 1,175.00p -0.34%RD