The gold miner Fresnillo was one of those to benefit from a growing demand for safe-haven assets JEAN LUIS ARCE / RETUERSDovish noises from America’s central bank have given leading shares in London a lift this morning, while disappointing corporate results weighed on the mid-cap index. Miners were buoyed by the fall in the dollar. The precious metals miner Fresnillo was the biggest riser, up 45.2p, or 5.6 per cent to 945.8p, helped by growing demand for safe-haven assets such as gold. Antofagasta, Anglo American, BHP Billiton, Glencore and Rio Tinto rose by between 1.8 per cent and 3.1 per cent. Shares in the high street fashion retailer Next dropped…

Source: The Times March 21, 2019 12:00 UTC