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Miners outweighed retailers in London yeseterday, driving the FTSE 100 up another 0.7%.

The FTSE 100 recovered yesterday, climbing 0.5% to close at 5,498.

Miners were the index's strongest performers. Xstrata was the biggest climber of the day, up 4%, with Antofagasta adding 3.1%, ENRC rising 2.6% and Rio Tinto 2.2% higher.

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