Stuart Jackson of City Index (http://www.cityindex.co.uk/) brings you the latest news from the company's trading floor:
- FTSE down 40 first thing, DAX down 50, CAC down 30 cautious start to the day as Europe awaits confirmation of an extension to the Eurozone disaster fund.
- Antofagasta, Kazakhmys, Xstrata, Eurasian Natural Resources Corp and Fresnillo were among the worst performers all in the red first thing in London
- Defensive stocks amongst the few gainers with British American and Imperial Tobacco both positive
- This evening at 7pm there will be an eagerly anticipated insight into the current state of the US economy as the FOMC minutes are released.
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