Morning Markets: Miner surge sends FTSE above 4,300

Mining stocks lead the way in London this morning as the FTSE 100 begins trading higher after the fo...

Mining stocks lead the way in London this morning as the FTSE 100 begins trading higher after the four-day break, up 89.04 points, or 2.11%, to 4,305.63. A resurgent crude price has also boosted the oil giants, as the tension in the Middle East pushed prices over 5% higher to nearly $40 a barrel. Eurasian headlines the mining sector's surge, up 7.31% to 326.50 - closely followed by Kazakhmys and Anglo American, up 5.56% to 232.75 and 5.21% to 1494 respectively. RBS is also ahead after weekend reports suggested the bank has stopped the £7bn sale of its insurance arms. RBS has lifted 5....