FTSE 100 lifted by Anglo American.

Britain's blue-chip index hit a fresh one-month high on Thursday as strong production numbers from Anglo American and hopes of fresh stimulus for China's slowing economy boosted mining stocks. The exporter-heavy FTSE 100 rose 0.8 percent, extending gains for a third straight session. Anglo American climbed 3.3 percent after the global miner said its first-half copper production surged 42 percent, underpinned by the ramp-up of its Quellaveco mine operations in Peru. The FTSE 350 index of industrial metal miners gained 2.9 percent as prices...

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