Mining sector helps FTSE make progress | 10 February 2021
10 February 2021 | 12:00pm StockMarketWire.com - The FTSE 100 made steady gains on Wednesday, up 0.3% to 6,548.39 by midday supported by strength in the mining sector as investors looked towards a recovery from the pandemic. Sentiment was also supported by the new record highs marked by US and Asian stocks overnight. Housebuilder Persimmon dipped 0.3% to £27.74 after it identified unsafe cladding materials in high-rise buildings and flagged a £75 million charge to pay for replacement work. Persimmon's review comes in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster in 2017, which saw a high-rise res...
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