{"id":70704,"date":"2026-03-06T12:24:58","date_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:24:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/03\/06\/ftse-100-slips-after-steady-start-miners-shed-ground\/"},"modified":"2026-03-06T12:24:58","modified_gmt":"2026-03-06T12:24:58","slug":"ftse-100-slips-after-steady-start-miners-shed-ground","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.pantheregroup.com\/2026\/03\/06\/ftse-100-slips-after-steady-start-miners-shed-ground\/","title":{"rendered":"FTSE 100 Slips After Steady Start; Miners Shed Ground"},"content":{"rendered":"
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The UK stock market is down in negative territory a little past noon on Friday, retreating after a positive start. Miners are among the notable losers. Bank stocks stated off on a steady note but gave up gains as the day progressed.<\/p>\n

The benchmark FTSE 100, which advanced to 10,482.32 earlier in the session, was down 68.19 points or 0.65% at 10,345.75 about a quarter past noon.<\/p>\n

Anglo American Plc is down 3.4%. Glencore is down 2.5% and Endeavour Mining is declining by about 2.3%, while Antofagasta and Fresnillo are down 1.7% and 1.1%, respectively.<\/p>\n

Marks & Spencer is down 3.2%. Kingfisher is down 3.1% and Persimmon is lower by about 2.7%. IAG, Reckitt Benckiser, British American Tobacco, Berkeley Group Holdings, Airtel Africa, Haleon, Weir Group, Halma, Prudential, Croda International, Aviva, Unilever, Standard Life, HSBC Holdings and Next are down 1.2%-2.5%.<\/p>\n

RightMove is up more than 3% and Autotrader Group is gaining about 2.7%. Relx, IMI, Experian, Melrose Indsutries, BAE Systems, Entain, The Sage Group, BP, JD Sports Fashion and Hikma Pharmaceuticals are up 1%-1.8%.<\/p>\n

In economic releases, U.K. house prices increased at the fastest pace in four months in February, suggesting the property market gained momentum at the start of the year.<\/p>\n

House prices registered an annual growth of 1.3 percent in February, following a 1.1 percent rise in January, according to data from the mortgage lender Halifax. This was the strongest growth in four months and exceeded economists’ forecast of 0.9 percent.<\/p>\n

The average property prices reached a new record high of GBP 301,151 in February.<\/p>\n

On a monthly basis, house prices increased 0.3 percent in February, in line with expectations. This was the second consecutive increase but slower than the 0.8 percent increase posted in January. <\/p>\n<\/p>\n

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