{"id":123366,"title":"The FTSE 100 edged higher on Thursday as Miners Shine Amid Choppy Trading","publisher":"Share Talk","author":"sharetalk","published":"2025-06-05T18:53:13+00:00","modified":"2025-06-05T18:53:13+00:00","canonical_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/the-ftse-100-edged-higher-on-thursday-as-miners-shine-amid-choppy-trading/","markdown_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/the-ftse-100-edged-higher-on-thursday-as-miners-shine-amid-choppy-trading.md","json_url":"https://www.share-talk.com/the-ftse-100-edged-higher-on-thursday-as-miners-shine-amid-choppy-trading.json","category":"B2B","categories":["B2B","Blogs","Technology","Technology, Media & Telecoms"],"tags":["British Airways","Dr Martens","Easyjet","FTSE 100","FTSE 250","IAG","Wizz Air"],"featured_image":"https://i0.wp.com/www.share-talk.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/12/FTSE-100-11_12_23.jpg?fit=1200%2C800&quality=89&ssl=1","format":"news","language":"en-GB","content":"The FTSE 100 closed marginally higher on Thursday, gaining 0.1% in a choppy session led by strength in mining stocks, marking the index’s fifth straight day of gains. In contrast, the FTSE 250 slipped 0.2%, weighed down by losses in travel and retail names.\n\nIndustrial metal miners were among the day’s standout performers, rising 1.8% as copper prices reached a two-month high. Precious metal miners fared even better, with sector gains of 3.5%.\n\nHowever, gains in the blue-chip index were tempered by ex-dividend trading in WPP and J Sainsbury, which pressured their share prices and dragged on the broader market.\n\nIn the mid-cap space, **Wizz Air** plunged 27.9% after reporting a 62% drop in annual operating profit, citing capacity issues stemming from grounded aircraft. The sell-off also weighed on peers, with **easyJet** and **IAG** (the owner of British Airways) both down by around 1%.\n\nOn the upside, **Dr Martens** surged 25.8% after forecasting a return to profit growth for the current financial year, buoyed by a better-than-expected full-year update and signs of improving trading momentum."}