Miners
22 May 2012
Markets across Europe have risen on hopes EU leaders may agree new measures to tackle the debt crisis at the NATO summit this week.
16 April 2012
Commodity prices could rise by as much as 20% in the second half of 2012 while forecasts for falls in mining stocks are overdone, according to Credit Suisse.
22 March 2012
European markets have added to early losses as concerns over Chinese growth hit miners and a military coup in Mali sent Rangold Resources shares plummeting.
20 March 2012
Mining stocks slumped in afternoon trading as Rio Tinto said it has seen slowing demand from China, its best customer, while Australia implemented a controversial mining tax.
15 February 2012
Investec's George Cheveley believes the proposed Glencore/Xstrata merger could be a catalyst for equities to comverge back to commodity prices.
03 January 2012
US indices have opened almost 2% higher on the first trading day of 2012 as risk appetite resumes across global markets.
01 February 2011
UPDATE: The UK index of 100 leading stocks had jumped 58.87 points to 5921.81 by 2pm, an increase of 1%, led by rising commodity prices as civil unrest in Egypt continues.
29 September 2010
The UK index of 100 leading shares was up in early trading, lifted by rises in all the major global markets.
24 September 2010
The FTSE 100 opened lower this morning, down 0.31% to 5,529, as miners saw falls across the board.
07 September 2010
UK managers have been ramping up their mining exposure, pointing to demand in emerging markets which could lift the sector's share prices even if the West experiences a double-dip recession.
02 July 2010
In a boost to mining companies the new Australian prime minister Julia Gillard has reached a compromise with mining companies on tax.
04 May 2010
The proposed new tax on ‘super-profits’ generated by Australian mining companies has seen the mining sector fall heavily again today.
23 November 2009
Interesting investment opportunities exist across the three main natural resources areas: energy, metals and agriculture. In recent months the energy, metals and mining sectors have been particularly strong performers, with companies such as South African miner Gold Fields and Vale, a Brazilian diversified mining company, delivering attractive returns.
13 October 2009
Early trading saw the FTSE 100 fall after reaching a 12-month high on Monday.
28 September 2009
The FTSE 100 plunged sharply in morning trading, as banks and mining stocks dragged the index down.
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