BUZZ-European miners: rally on firmer copper, solid Anglo production
** European basic resources index up 2.4 pct, best performing sector in Europe
** Index hits highest since highest since Aug. 2015, sets 52-wk high for the third day in a row, every member of index in positive territory, as copper surges 1.7 pct, gold up 0.3 pct
** Anglo American (LSE: AAL.L - news) outperforms its peers, +4.2 pct, boosted by Q3 production results, which Bernstein analysts call "solid"
** Antofagasta (Other OTC: ANFGF - news) , Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO.L - news) , Glencore (Amsterdam: GX8.AS - news) , up 2.3-3.2 pct, BHP Billiton (NYSE: BBL - news) up 1.3 pct
** Gold (Other OTC: GDCWF - news) miner Randgold up 1.2 pct, silver miner Fresnillo (Frankfurt: A0MVZE - news) up 1.4 pct (venkateshasoumithri.mamidipudi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)