India, Sept. 3 -- The U.K. market remains well placed in positive territory in early afternoon trades on Wednesday, coming back strongly after posting a notable loss in the previous session. Mining stocks are among the prominent gainers.
The benchmark FTSE 100 was up 50.81 points or 0.57% at 9,167.50 a little while ago.
Fresnillo, Antofagasta and Anglo American Plc are up 5.8%, 3.6% and 3.25%, respectively. Glencore is up 2.5% and Endeavour Mining is climbing up 2.3%.
Babcock International, Spirax Group, Intercontinental Hotels Group, Melrose Industries, Bunzl, AstraZeneca, IAG, EasyJet, Experian, DCC, Taylor Wimpey, Unite Group, Mondi and Whitbread are up 1.3 to 3%.
Ashtead Group is up nearly 3% after posting in-line quarterly results ...