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FTSE held back at noon by South Africa-linked stocks Mining shares help FTSE 100 to a 0.5% gain
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Shares in companies with strong links to South Africa, remain among the list of 100 company fallers at noon on Tuesday. Mining stocks led a rise for the FTSE 100, with Fresnillo, Anglo American and Rio Tinto among the four main gainers.
Old Mutual lost 1% and Mediclinic 2% after S&P on Monday night downgraded South Africa's credit status to junk. The miners closed between 2.4% and 2.9% up, helping the FTSE finish 0.5% higher at 7,321.8 points.
Investors seemed to take the view the country's currency, the rand, had suffered enough for now. It was up about 0.5% against the pound at 17.14 and 0.8% against the dollar at 13.79. Morrison and Sainsbury fell 2.8% and 2.4% respectively after research from Kantar suggested more pricing pressures were facing supermarkets.
The FTSE 100 was up 24.49 at 7,307.18. The pound was down 0.37% against the dollar at $1.244, and fell 0.29% against the euro to 1.166 euros.
Miners gave some support, with the usual suspects, Fresnillo, Rio Tinto and Randgold up an average of 2%. Old Mutual, whose shares have fallen in wake of political turmoil in South Africa, regained their poise.
Supermarket Sainsbury shares fell further to lose 2% after Kantar Worldpanel released its latest summation of market share. The South Africa-focused insurer, whose shares fell in early trading, ended 0.10% higher.
Imagination Technologies, whose shares on Monday plunged 62% to 103p after tech giant Apple said it would end a deal to use its products., regained 10% to 114p. Outside the top flight, Imagination Technologies, jumped 13%.
The pound was down 0.3% against the dollar at $1.2449 and was flat against the euro at 1.17 euros. Shares in the computer chip maker had plunged 62% on Monday after the tech giant Apple said it would end a deal to use its products.