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title: "The FTSE 100 edged higher on Thursday as Miners Shine Amid Choppy Trading"
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published: "2025-06-05T18:53:13+00:00"
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# The FTSE 100 edged higher on Thursday as Miners Shine Amid Choppy Trading

**Published:** June 5, 2025
**Author:** sharetalk
**Categories:** B2B, Blogs, Technology, Technology, Media & Telecoms
**Tags:** British Airways, Dr Martens, Easyjet, FTSE 100, FTSE 250, IAG, Wizz Air
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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.

Industrial 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%.

However, 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.

In 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%.

On 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.

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