Anglo American shares rally and outperform FTSE 100

9 articles · Updated · MarketWatch · Apr 30

The miner rose 2.03% to £35.87 on Thursday, while the FTSE 100 gained 1.62% to 10,378.82 in a broadly stronger UK market session.
Despite the advance, Anglo American closed 7.49% below its 52-week high of £38.77 reached on 25 February.
Trading volume was 4.2 million shares, below the 50-day average of 6.1 million, indicating lighter-than-usual activity during the rise.

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