Afternoon markets: Antofagasta drops at FTSE 100 close
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Miner Antofagasta was the biggest faller at the close of trading, as its share price dropped 3% to 1,348p.
Weaker than forecast GDP figures for the US during the fourth quarter of 2011 were cited as an influence to the more subdued trading, which saw the FTSE 100 index drop by 1.1% to 5,733.
Joining Antofagasta was copper miner Kazkahmys, down 2.9% to 1,160p, and natural gas company BG Group, which dropped 2.7% to 1,430.5p.
Intercontinental Hotels Group also fell 2.7% to 1,321p, while engineer Weir Group dropped 2.6% to 1,970p.
The biggest climber was fashion retailer Next, which climbed 1.7% higher to 2,639p at trading close.
Imperial Tobacco Group rose 1.6% higher to 2,289p, as interdealer broker ICAP added 1.5% to its share price, closing at 345.6p.
Gold miner Randgold Resources finished 1.3% higher at 7,260p, with cruise operator up 1% to 1,920p.
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