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FTSE 100 movers: Miners rally; JD Sports out of fashion

(Sharecast News) - London's FTSE 100 was 0.3% higher at 9,247.13 in afternoon trade on Wednesday. Heavily-weighted miners Antofagasta, Anglo American, Glencore and Rio Tinto were among the top gainers.

Defence firm Babcock also rose after US President Donald Trump said he believes Kyiv can "win all of Ukraine back in its original form". He made the statement on Truth Social after meeting Ukrainian president Zelensky in New York.

Neil Wilson, UK investor strategist at Saxo Markets, said: "Defence stocks were among the big gainers after Donald Trump agreed Nato countries should shoot down Russian aircraft that violate their airspace, and backed Ukraine to reclaim all its territory lost to Russia - with EU funds of course."

Going the other way, JD Sports Fashion slumped as it reported a drop in interim profits and struck a cautious note on the outlook for the trading environment. It flagged consumer finances, a weaker jobs market and changes in the footwear product cycle.

On the upside, JD also said the financial impact from US tariff exposure in the current year was likely to be limited and that it remained on track to meet forecasts for full-year pre-tax profits before adjusting items.

FTSE 100 - Risers

Antofagasta (ANTO) 2,566.00p 6.12% Anglo American (AAL) 2,678.00p 4.98% Glencore (GLEN) 329.65p 2.76% Babcock International Group (BAB) 1,205.00p 2.21% National Grid (NG.) 1,057.00p 1.73% SSE (SSE) 1,732.00p 1.58% Berkeley Group Holdings (The) (BKG) 3,726.00p 1.47% Persimmon (PSN) 1,127.50p 1.44% Land Securities Group (LAND) 583.50p 1.39% Rio Tinto (RIO) 4,756.00p 1.39%

FTSE 100 - Fallers

JD Sports Fashion (JD.) 86.82p -2.01% Burberry Group (BRBY) 1,121.50p -1.88% Convatec Group (CTEC) 234.60p -1.76% Ashtead Group (AHT) 5,154.00p -1.38% CRH (CDI) (CRH) 8,480.00p -1.28% WPP (WPP) 356.00p -1.28% Admiral Group (ADM) 3,194.00p -1.11% 3i Group (III) 3,892.00p -1.09% Halma (HLMA) 3,352.00p -1.00% Barclays (BARC) 385.40p -1.00%

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