Miners hare dragging Footsie higher with big gains across the whole sector. , and Xstrata are the best performers even though metal prices were mixed again.
rose as Legal & General indicated it would not vote against the planned £7bn fund raising. Legal & General Investment Management said it would vote in favour of the issue only because failure to secure a fresh injection of capital for Barclays would materially damage its share price and therefore the interests of L&G's clients, the FT reported this morning.
