FTSE 100 movers: Vedanta buoys miners

8th Oct 2009 12:17

Miners are higher after Vedanta said zinc, copper and aluminium operations were at full capacity during the second quarter as it revealed a 16% rise in refined zinc production and a 27% surge in iron ore output.Other risers from the sector include Kazakhmys, Antofagasta, Eurasian Natural Resources, Xstrata, Anglo American, Lonmin and Rio Tinto.Among the fallers is Lloyds Banking, which according to reports is mulling a huge rights issue to avoid joining the UK government's asset protection scheme.Holiday Inn owner InterContinental is lower after US peer Marriott posted a third quarter loss.FTSE 100 - RisersBurberry Group (BRBY) 532.50p +5.55%Tullow Oil (TLW) 1,229.00p +5.04%Kazakhmys (KAZ) 1,152.00p +4.92%Antofagasta (ANTO) 834.50p +4.64%Eurasian Natural Resources (ENRC) 942.50p +4.55%Xstrata (XTA) 965.50p +4.38%Vedanta Resources (VED) 2,190.00p +4.04%Anglo American (AAL) 2,182.00p +4.03%Lonmin (LMI) 1,629.00p +4.02%Rio Tinto (RIO) 2,840.50p +3.72%FTSE 100 - FallersBAE Systems (BA.) 324.20p -2.64%Shire Plc (SHP) 1,020.00p -2.11%SEGRO (SGRO) 361.90p -2.06%Vodafone Group (VOD) 134.60p -1.75%InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) 811.50p -1.70%Liberty International (LII) 478.00p -1.50%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 94.31p -1.41%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 48.95p -1.41%Reed Elsevier (REL) 467.00p -1.23%British Land Co (BLND) 477.70p -1.22%