London pre-open: Miners to take centre stage

5th Jun 2009 07:38

The mining sector is likely to be in focus in early dealings after Rio Tinto launched a $15.2bn rights issue. Footsie is expected to open up 35 points. Rio Tinto this morning confirmed it had scrapped its controversial $19.5bn refinancing deal with Chinese firm Chinalco and instead launched a $15.2

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SThree sees demand fall

5th Jun 2009 07:27

SThree, the specialist staffing business, experienced an overall decline in demand for its services in the six months to May, particularly for permanent placements with contract hiring proving somewhat more resilient in all territories. Group gross profit in the period declined by circa 9% year on

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