Miners, on the whole, are wanted, recovering from the broad sector sell-off experienced on Thursday. Blue chips Antofagasta, Xstrata, ENRC, Rio Tinto, BHP Billiton and Randgold Resources are among the big gainers. Antofagasta, the best performer, is being helped higher as copper futures have risen 1.97% to $413.65 as of 15:15 on Friday afternoon.Meanwhile, the banking sector is unwanted on Friday, after a report from the Bank of England's Financial Stability Report warned of continuing sovereign and banking risks. Lloyds Banking Group, Royal Bank of Scotland and Barclays are among the worst performers. Top performing sectors so far todayAutomobiles & Parts 5,029.18 +3.96%Mining 24,690.13 +2.90%Technology Hardware & Equipment 745.61 +2.81%Industrial Metals & Mining 7,046.40 +2.06%Household Goods & Home Construction 6,491.79 +2.01%Bottom performing sectors so far todayBanks 4,184.00 -0.83%Electronic & Electrical Equipment 3,151.77 -0.60%Tobacco 30,182.17 -0.59%Real Estate Investment Trusts 2,212.21 -0.56%Insurance (non-life) 1,606.19 -0.45%