FTSE 100 movers: Miners, Centrica gain ground

London’s FTSE 100 was up 1.5% at 7,369.05 in afternoon trade on Friday.

Miners Anglo American, Antofagasta, Glencore and Rio Tinto all rallied after data out of China showed that inflation slowed down in August.

Figures released earlier by the National Bureau of Statistics showed consumer price inflation declined to 2.5% on the year from 2.7% in July, coming in below consensus expectations of 2.8%. This was driven by a moderation in food price inflation, which dropped to 6.1% from 6.3%.

British Gas owner Centrica was also on the rise, possibly still amid relief that any windfall tax on energy companies has been ruled out.

FTSE 100 - Risers

Anglo American (AAL) 2,935.50p 5.05%
Centrica (CNA) 86.40p 4.37%
DCC (CDI) (DCC) 4,961.00p 3.57%
Antofagasta (ANTO) 1,191.50p 3.52%
Harbour Energy (HBR) 479.40p 3.43%
Standard Chartered (STAN) 613.00p 3.41%
Glencore (GLEN) 486.40p 3.24%
Rio Tinto (RIO) 4,869.50p 3.05%
Fresnillo (FRES) 728.20p 2.91%
Sainsbury (J) (SBRY) 203.30p 2.88%

FTSE 100 - Fallers

BAE Systems (BA.) 781.60p -0.74%
Melrose Industries (MRO) 124.00p -0.64%
Avast (AVST) 716.00p -0.58%
National Grid (NG.) 1,065.50p -0.05%
Aveva Group (AVV) 2,917.00p -0.03%
Meggitt (MGGT) 798.60p 0.00%
AstraZeneca (AZN) 10,516.00p 0.04%
HSBC Holdings (HSBA) 526.20p 0.13%
Compass Group (CPG) 1,895.00p 0.16%
London Stock Exchange Group (LSEG) 8,020.00p 0.20%