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BUZZ-UK Mining cos: Climbing out of the hole

Reuters - UK Focus

** Shares (Berlin: DI6.BE - news) in mining companies listed in London rebound after plummeting on Monday on fears of slowing Chinese demand

** Mining companies have been especially sensitive to concerns that China's industrial activity is slowing down

** Shares in miners of base metals BHP Billiton (NYSE: BBL - news) , Antofagasta (Other OTC: ANFGF - news) , Rio Tinto (LSE: RIO.L - news) , Glencore (Xetra: A1JAGV - news) , Anglo American (LSE: AAL.L - news) up 3.3-6.3 pct, leading the FTSE 100

** Gold (Other OTC: GDCWF - news) miner Randgold down 2 pct, one of two FTSE 100 stocks in the red, after spot gold falls

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** BHP reported a 52 pct drop in FY profit on Tuesday; Antofagasta said H1 EBITDA fell 49 pct

** Results "irrelevant" to market at the moment, trader says, pointing to rebound in Hong Kong for upturn in sentiment (venkateshasoumithri.mamidipudi.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)