Stock analysis posts tagged "miners" from Openbook.
Tokyo fell 4.9% in a session and Seoul 6.12%, yet the FTSE 100 closed Thursday at 10,840.35, its highest since 26 August. Composition, not optimism.
Gilts touched 6% and Brent hit $105.60, yet the FTSE 100 still finished the week about 0.9% higher. Friday's miner-led rally did all of the work.
Five sessions, a six-day winning streak, a 0.8% slump and a Friday rebound left the FTSE 100 up 1.29 points on the week. Little of it was British news.