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FTSE 100 pulled lower by mining firms FTSE 100 pulled lower by mining firms
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(Open): Shares in mining firms fell, dragging the FTSE 100 lower, but shares in BP rose after its latest results beat expectations. (Noon): Mining shares fell, dragging the market lower, but Shire shares jumped after it reported encouraging results for a new treatment.
The FTSE 100 fell 24.08 points to 6,392.94, with the mining sector weighing on the index. Shortly before midday, the FTSE 100 was down 17.52 points at 6,399.50. Among the mining firms, Anglo American fell 3% and BHP Billiton was down 2.1%.
Among the mining firms, Anglo American fell 3.1%, Glencore dropped 2.5% and BHP Billiton was down 2.4%. Shire rose 5.6% after the drug firm reported positive results for its dry-eye disease drug Lifitegrast.
Shares in oil giant BP rose 1.5% after its third-quarter results came in ahead of analysts' forecasts. Shire is trying to get the drug approved by US regulators.
Shares in oil giant BP were 0.8% higher after its third-quarter results beat analysts' forecasts.
The company reported underlying profits of $1.8bn, down from $3bn a year earlier but well above predictions of $1.2bn.The company reported underlying profits of $1.8bn, down from $3bn a year earlier but well above predictions of $1.2bn.
Shares in wealth manager St James's Place rose 1% after it said it had received record net inflows of £1.48bn in the third quarter. In the FTSE 250, shares in TalkTalk rebounded 10% following after two days of heavy falls. The firm's share price has been hit since it emerged last week that it had been the victim of a cyber-attack.
In the FTSE 250, shares in TalkTalk rebounded slightly, rising 3.9%, after two days of heavy falls. The firm's share price has been pounded since it emerged last week that it had been the victim of a cyber-attack. Among small-cap firms, shares in Chemring plunged by nearly a third after the defence contractor warned revenues from a contract in the Middle East could be delayed.
On the currency markets, the pound was flat against the dollar at $1.5345 and was also little changed against the euro at €1.3884. On the currency markets, the pound weakened slightly after figures showed the UK economy slowed slightly more than expected in the third quarter.
The economy grew by 0.5% in the July-to-September period, down from 0.7% in the previous quarter and below forecasts of 0.6%.
Sterling was down 0.1% against the dollar at $1.5333 and dropped 0.16% against the euro to €1.3868.