Johnson Matthey Share News (JMAT)

SABMiller, one of the world's largest brewers, rose into the top spot after it managed to beat analysts' forecasts in the first half as its hiked its interim dividend by 12 per cent. The company reported revenue of $17,476m in the six months to the end of September, up 11% on $15,688m reported the year before, and better than the $16,940m that Charles Stanley was expecting. Mining stocks were also performing well today on the back of the Chinese manufacturing data: Vedanta, EVRAZ, ENRC, Glencore, Xstrata and Kazakhmys were among the highest risers early on. Glencore and Xstrata in particular were given a boost by the news the European Commission has cleared the merger between the two. However, the blessing for the $31bn deal comes with the caveat that Glencore must terminate an exclusive deal it has with Nyrstar, the world's largest zinc metal producer.Following a sharp fall yesterday after its first-half figures, chemicals group Johnson Matthey rebounded after Credit Suisse upgraded the stock from 'neutral' to 'outperform' and lifted its target price from 2,300p to 2,400p. The broker said: "We think the short-term negatives have now been flagged and are in the share price. Mid-term, we forecast good growth, and believe the shares are at a reasonable price." Global insurer RSA also rose after it said it has appointed financial services stalwart Martin Scicluna as its new Chairman. He will join the board on January 1st 2013 and succeeds John Napier who is stepping down at the end of the year after a decade in the post. Morrison achieved positive sales in the four weeks to November 10th, for the first time since August. They rose by 0.3% (last two months: -0.5%, -1.3%), boosted by a number of promotions, including a 15p litre fuel promotion and the £30 Christmas shop coupons, analysts at Seymour Pierce said, citing the latest survey data from Nielsen. However, "we suspect this has come at a cost to margin," they added. FTSE 100 - RisersSABMiller (SAB) 2,792.00p +6.04%Evraz (EVR) 237.00p +4.73%Johnson Matthey (JMAT) 2,293.00p +4.70%Xstrata (XTA) 1,022.50p +2.56%Glencore International (GLEN) 342.30p +2.45%RSA Insurance Group (RSA) 113.60p +2.43%Morrison (Wm) Supermarkets (MRW) 263.10p +2.37%Compass Group (CPG) 714.50p +2.14%International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (CDI) (IAG) 168.40p +2.06%Tullow Oil (TLW) 1,393.00p +2.05%FTSE 100 - FallersHargreaves Lansdown (HL.) 765.50p -0.65%Fresnillo (FRES) 1,956.00p -0.56%Vodafone Group (VOD) 158.40p -0.47%Standard Life (SL.) 307.40p -0.32%Standard Chartered (STAN) 1,436.00p -0.28%Polymetal International (POLY) 1,117.00p -0.27%Pearson (PSON) 1,179.00p -0.25%Babcock International Group (BAB) 975.00p -0.10%United Utilities Group (UU.) 671.00p -0.07%Severn Trent (SVT) 1,568.00p -0.06%NR