FTSE 100 movers: Mining companies top the leaderboard

11th Jul 2013 13:06

Mining companies rallied on Thursday as the prices of metals advanced.Gold rose 2.78% to $1,282.10 per ounce while silver jumped 3.47% to $19.83 per ounce and copper climbed 3.09% to $318.65 per pound. Fresnillo, a silver and gold mining company, was the top riser on the FTSE 100 followed by Vedanta Resources, Randgold Resources, Anglo American, Antofagasta, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton.Associated British Foods advanced after it reported strong cash flow supported by growth in sales of its retail business Primark. Total group sales were up 8.0% in the 16 weeks to June 22nd.In contrast, G4S declined following reports the private security company was being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office for overcharging millions on government contracts.Britain said it would review contracts held by the company and Serco Group which also saw its shares fall following the news.Aviva retreated after the British multinational insurance company said it was closing 13 of its branches in the UK.FTSE 100 - RisersFresnillo (FRES) 1,000.00p +10.68%Vedanta Resources (VED) 1,123.00p +5.74%Randgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 4,333.00p +5.55%Anglo American (AAL) 1,330.50p +4.93%Antofagasta (ANTO) 852.50p +4.67%Rio Tinto (RIO) 2,832.50p +4.54%BHP Billiton (BLT) 1,795.50p +4.30%Associated British Foods (ABF) 1,887.00p +3.97%Glencore Xstrata (GLEN) 265.05p +2.87%SABMiller (SAB) 3,267.00p +2.00%FTSE 100 - FallersG4S (GFS) 210.90p -6.52%Meggitt (MGGT) 552.00p -1.78%Aviva (AV.) 363.00p -1.31%Serco Group (SRP) 672.00p -1.25%Aggreko (AGK) 1,793.00p -0.94%TUI Travel (TT.) 373.60p -0.74%GKN (GKN) 326.60p -0.73%Capita (CPI) 1,019.00p -0.68%BP (BP.) 466.85p -0.55%William Hill (WMH) 463.50p -0.52%RD