Market forces: Copper insulates miners from FTSE chill
Howard Hughes  |  by business.guardian.co.uk. All rights reserved. 11.07 | 20:23

Commodity shares lead the way Market forces: 13bn Hilton deal lifts the hotels sector Nick Fletcher: Bid talk and analysts help market's mood Market forces: Rain, terror and smoking ban cause a wobble FTSE worries mount up Mining companies bucked a generally downward trend yesterday, as base metal prices continued to rise and consolidation hopes continued. Copper rose 1% in US trading as dealers awaited news from Chile's Collahuasi mine, where workers are threatening to strike. Strong demand supported lead prices which touched a new high at one point, before dipping back slightly.

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