BUZZ-UK miners: punishing spot prices continue to bite
** Mining stocks among weakest in Europe on Monday after number of commodities hit multi-year lows
** Steel down 2.5 pct, Nickel off 4.1 pct, Iron Ore down 1.8 pct, Copper down 2 pct
** Traders cite stronger dollar and ongoing deflationary pressures as reasons for spot weakness
** Basic Resources sector clear loser in Europe, down 2 pct v Stoxx 600 fall of 0.6 pct
** Top FTSE 100 losers all miners: Anglo American (LSE: AAL.L - news) , BHP Billiton (NYSE: BBL - news) and Antofagasta (Other OTC: ANFGF - news) down 1.9-2.9 pct
(RM (LSE: RM.L - news) : alasdair.pal.thomsonreuters.com@reuters.net)