FTSE 100 movers: Mining companies slide down the index

28th Mar 2013 14:39

Tate & Lyle's stock was up as the food and sweetener giant reported 'solid sales' ahead of its annual results. The group has performed strongly in the year ended March 31st 2013, particularly in its speciality food ingredients division, according to a trading statement. InterContinental Hotels Group also climbed the FTSE 100 ladder after agreeing to sell an upmarket London hotel for £302m to Middle Eastern private investment firm Constellation Hotels. Antofagasta lagged behind after the company announced the anticipated re-start of the Antucoya copper project in Chile, something which broker Credit Suisse believes rules out a large dividend in 2013.Eurasian Natural Resources Corp has continued to slide since announcing lacklustre annual results last week due to pressures in the natural resource sector which also impacted shares of Vedanta Resources.FTSE 100 - RisersTate & Lyle (TATE) 850.00p +3.03%InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 2,010.00p +2.97%Hammerson (HMSO) 493.00p +2.84%Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 2,307.00p +2.53%BAE Systems (BA.) 392.80p +2.34%Imperial Tobacco Group (IMT) 2,302.00p +2.17%Wolseley (WOS) 3,263.00p +2.16%National Grid (NG.) 766.50p +2.06%easyJet (EZJ) 1,077.00p +1.99%Carnival (CCL) 2,308.00p +1.99%FTSE 100 - FallersAntofagasta (ANTO) 985.00p -3.90%Eurasian Natural Resources Corp. (ENRC) 248.40p -3.61%Vedanta Resources (VED) 1,011.00p -1.94%Burberry Group (BRBY) 1,322.00p -1.42%Reckitt Benckiser Group (RB.) 4,722.00p -1.11%Anglo American (AAL) 1,706.00p -0.93%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 274.60p -0.90%BHP Billiton (BLT) 1,925.50p -0.82%Tullow Oil (TLW) 1,246.00p -0.72%London Stock Exchange Group (LSE) 1,317.00p -0.60%RD