LONDON (ShareCast) - 0920: Footsie (news) is still firmly in the red as miners lead the main index lower. Platinum group Lonmin (LSE: LMI.L
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news) is bottom of the pile. Only nine stocks are posting gains, with defensively-oriented household products group Reckitt Benckiser (LSE:
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news) the best performer. FTSE 100 down 57 at 4,178.
0845: Miners are leading Footsie lower this morning. Lonmin, Xstrata (LSE: XTA.L - news) , Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO.L - news) and Fresnillo (LSE: FRES.L - news) are all among the big fallers on renewed concerns about the US economy after last week's disappointing data. Rexam (LSE: REX.L - news) and Reed Elsevier (Amsterdam: 273044.AS - news) are the best of the risers, but gains are small. FTSE 100 down 49 at 4,186.