Markets: gold miners boost the FTSE 100

The FTSE 100 ended the week with a small gain on Friday, climbing 0.1% to close at 6,125.

  • FTSE 100 up 0.1% to 6,125
  • Gold up 0.88% to $1,288.99/oz
  • £/$ 1.4485

Precious metals miners were the day's top performers. Randgold Resources led the index up with a 6.6% gain, while Fresnillo added 6.2%.

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