Minor fall as head of FTSE 100 low-5600

The FTSE 100 was 90.54 - or 1. 55pc - 5,765.80, the largest FTSE 250 market is off the coast of 11,786.02 125.60 after trade with China data showed an unexpected fall in copper imports last month.

Joshua Raymond, chief strategist of the Index of the city market, said: "the FTSE 100 completed a new low of two and a half months after it was deepened by weakness in mining of heavyweight after copper imports in China 3pc lower." Ongoing concerns on sovereign debt, the Greece and the euro zone, also weighed on sentiment trader.

"A continued bearish movement next week could certainly open a frequency of visit of the low 2011 from just below the mark of 5 600."

Undermine Troubled Eurasian Natuaral resources led retirement yesterday, tumbling 60 - or 7 48pc - 742 p on speculation that a third independent Director prepares to leave the Council of the Corporation in corporate governance concerns.

Platinum producer Lonmin also fell 84 p to £ 15.35 after cutting his objective for the production of 2011 and warning that it will exceed cost orientation. Last month, a strike at its Karee operations prompted mining company return 9 000 workers.

Xstrata and Rio Tinto fell 32 percent to £ 13.59 and 95½p to £ 41.87 respectively as the Australia closer to controversial its mining tax new 30pc accepting. Australian Treasury provides that the tax will take a. 7 $ 7bn (5 billion of £) in its first two years, helping the budget to return to surplus by fiscal 2012-2013. In addition, Vedanta Resources tempered also 67 p to £ 20,49, while Anglo American decreased 97½p £ 29.88½ and Kazakhmys p 34 to £ 12,47.

Mining and commodities, AstraZeneca fell 66½p to £ 31.63½ after Barclays Capital analysts cut their rating on the pharmaceutical group of overweight to underweight.

In a note of broad sector, BarCap has warned the Outlook for the pharmaceutical sector watched "tough", a prediction that sent shares in rival GlaxoSmithKline down 18½p to £ 12.76½.

"Matter of optimism for the pharma sector grew up as manufacturing output measures decreased by peaks raising concerns growth and lead to a switch in defensive sectors," he said. "" "". Growth prospects remain low. Productivity pipeline holds the key to perceptions as late R & D newsflow builds against relatively low expectations. »

Actions Whitbread sliding p 35-15 h £ 10 after the Leisure Group confirmed that it planned to shed nearly 130 Heads of its division of hotel Auberge first budget. La figure half deletions of 260 jobs speculated first thing yesterday. Whitbread said that no there was no change to its planned expansion of the Premier Inn this year.

At the other end of the table, Essar energy advanced 6.8 p 426.9, followed by Associated British Foods, which rose from 15 percent to £ 10.43 and Johnson Matthey, up to 4 p to £ 19.88.

Shares in ARM Holdings - the designer of smart technology is used in many smartphones in the world - also won 1 to 567½p with the traders, citing an optimistic note on the company by Redburn partners.

Redburn said. "Despite the fact that it is a popular commercial part on 40 times 2012 PE, arm is still that most valuable opportunities for fairness, a stock of real growth unequivocally and therefore a"buy".".

Among the mid caps, Hays has increased 108.2 percent on speculation that it is a takeover target of £ 2 for rival Switzerland Adecco 3.1 MD.

Adecco, more recruitment of the world leading company, refused to comment on the reports but said interest in the pursuit of small bolted deals.

Elsewhere across the FTSE 250, sports JD has an another 74 - 7 88pc - 933½p. On Thursday, the retailer of sports falls 40½ after a downbeat trade update where it has kept its cautious Outlook for the rest of the year.

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The price of oil minor typo of gold

It was in evidence on Tuesday as the FTSE 100 closed 0.98 points to 5974.76 following a volatile trading day. The broader 250 FTSE fell 4.35 11743.52 as traders and analysts speculated whether the so-called "great bull run" had hit the wall.

"With the prospect of higher interest rates, higher inflation, a rising unemployment and slowdown in global growth, the negatives are much too much to ignore, more earnings for shares may be difficult to obtain, which means", warned Angus Campbell at Capital spreads. "After such a huge rally, investors are naturally cautious and until in 2011 both UK indices have ground stop."

Political unrest across the Middle East continued to spook investors.

Fall of the price of oil reaches the value of gold, which had benefited from a flight to safety Monday. Randgold resources, including the mines of the precious commodity, fell 400 p to £ 44.80 while hardened African Barrick Gold p 20½ at 547½.

Group Weir was one or other of the big losers of the day despite a 58pc jump better than expected in the benefits of the reporting year. The British engineer titles, which have increased by more than 100pc of last year, fell 84 p to £ 16.95 on making profits as strong recoveries in the shale oil and gas and mining markets fuelled demand for pumps and valves of the company.

Among the smaller caps, rate shares dropped 44.1 - 20pc - 176.4% after the author of the set - top box has warned that one of its American customers had delayed a large order to 2012, reducing its forecast of growth of sales of 2011.

bt Group and Vodafone were among the winners of the day, rising 7.3 percent 191.1 and 3.15 181,85 p. The pair rose after Morgan Stanley analysts placed a rating of "upgrade" on the telecommunications sector.

Analysts, said: "in the reduction of rates (MTR) mobile endpoints, roaming, unbundling and deflation in all DSL products faces." The prospects are more calm now, by reductions in MTR the final furlong, EU lower exposure and fixed prices inflate homelessness. Data mobile are not driving the European sector, but it have impact in the United States and in emerging markets, to which EU companies are subject. Download us our attractive sector view. »

Old mutual led a rally in the financial sector after the Anglo-sud African insurer beat analyst expectations with a 14pc rising profits and said it was close to the sale of his business life U.S.. Shares in the Group spent 4.4 to 137.7 p, then that peers including Aviva also increased.

Prudential, which will be Wednesday deliver its first results of the exercise given his agreement of. 5bn (£ 22bn) of $35 for AIA collapsed last summer, also presented in the ranking, from 13½ to 714 p.

Elsewhere, shares of Cairn energy advanced 6.8 at 448 p after Bank of America, Merrill Lynch upgraded its rating of the Explorer of oil "buy" from "neutral", with a price target increased from 520 p, 485 p.

In a note, Merrill said that it expected the uncertainty on the Elimination of the Cairn India Vedanta Resources to facilitate. "While we do not exclude that the agreement could close after the April 15 deadline, we are optimistic that it will end in the short term," the broker added.

Heritage oil also found under the spotlight, from 7½ to 282 p on speculation that BG Group explores bid for the assets of the Iraqi gas company.

Heritage oil company's shares have plunged since January, when he said that he had found gas in the region of Kurdistan of Iraq - disappointing investors who had hoped for a discovery of oil. Reports in Africa suggest that the company is also close to resolving a dispute tax troublesome in Uganda.

Back among the smaller caps, Ashtead acquired 16.7 to 203,2 after his British industrial equipment rental company
third-quarter loss before tax of £ 1. 7 m.

Evolution of securities raised its price target for the company, which employs diggers from small tools equipment, to 225 percent of 200 p. "in July, our forecast pre-tax 2011 held at 12 million pounds sterling." Yesterday, it was 20 million pounds, after today's announcement, it is likely to rise to £ 25 m to £ 30 m, "evolution of values securities analyst and Philip Sparks said in a note."

Betfair also rose 67½ to 955 p after you have copied rivals Ladbrokes and William Hill by moving parts of its business in Gibraltar. The move, which has been taken to benefit from a lower tax environment in the region, just a few months after that Betfair has completed its controversial London listing last October.

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