Monday, June 25, 2007

Miners, banks pull FTSE down amid global sell-off

(Reuters) - Britain's leading shares fell for a sixth consecutive day on Monday, as world markets tracked steep falls on Wall Street at the end of last week, with mining stocks and banks bearing the brunt of the decline.

Miners, which snatched 9 points off the index, all traded in the red as copper prices fell. Anglo American shed 2.2 percent and Xstrata fell 2.4 percent. Antofagasta lost 1.5 percent after a downgrade from Cazenove.


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