FTSE 100 Drifts Lower As Miners Shed Ground
Wednesday, the FTSE 100 stayed in negative territory around noon, down 0.3% to 10,497.96, as Middle East tensions rose and China’s Q2 GDP growth slowed. China’s GDP rose 4.3% in Q2, the slowest in about three years. Miners fell: Fresnillo -3%, Antofagasta -2.1%, Endeavour Mining -2%. Vodafone -2.3%, BT -2% and others also declined.
