Miners drag down FTSE 100 as US futures get GDP boost

London's FTSE 100 had sold off around 0.6% just before US GDP figures were released on Friday, with mining stocks bearing the brunt of the sell off.

The FTSE 100 had dropped to 5,771 by 1.30pm, with copper miner Kazakhmys the largest loser, falling 2.79% to 715p. Meanwhile Scottish oil and gas company Wood Group had lost 2.65% to 826p by lunchtime. Other losers included Mexican miner Fresnillo, down 2.28%, and financial services company Prudential, down 2.23%. Meanwhile gains at British multinational mining company Anglo American provided some respite for the index. The stock had gained 3.2% after the announcement of the departure of CEO Cynthia Carroll. Carroll was pushed out by investors after more than five years in the job afe...