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Mining Firms Boost FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 continued its ascent this afternoon and was up 80.57 points (+1.83%) to 4481.13 at 2.30pm. The mid-cap FTSE 250, on the other hand, lost some of the ground it had gained this morning, but still managed to stay up 74.85 (+0.97%) at 7766.50.
Mining firms continued to lead the pack on the FTSE [...]