LONDON (ShareCast) - After an opening which saw losses across the board on Footsie London shares recovered well, with a substantial part of the benchmark index's decline caused by the weakness of mining and oil stocks. A slide in metal prices saw Ferrexpo (LSE: ) raising its rating on the stock to "buy" from "hold". The German bank says shares in the platinum miner are now 27% off its 3,485p target price. Oil prices slipping below $140 a barrel had Cairn Energy (LSE: ) and easyJet welcomed the development. Bargain hunters have moved into M&S after the trading update last week that sent its share price tumbling, with some observers attributing the stock's rally to the closing of short positions. Vague bid talk also encouraged the buyers, though previous bidder Philip Green denied he had bought any shares. "I haven't bought any...
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