The diamond rush! Footsie heads for a record high - but it is global miners not British retailers leading the way
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Rising commodity prices and the fall of the pound sent the FTSE 100 soaring in 2016, but the gains have little to do with the state of Britain’s economy – as the biggest came from global mining groups.