FTSE 100 movers: Randgold rises on Mali settlement

Gold miner Randgold Resources leapt into the top spot after it welcomed the announcement of a political settlement in Mali which will see the lifting of sanctions against the country by its West African neighbours. The stock was bucking the trend though with miners in general leading the decline as investors reacted to a gloomy US jobs reports on Friday. Antofagasta and Kazakhmys were among the stocks suffering heavy losses, joined by financials Barclays, RBS and Lloyds. Glencore International fell after confirming that it is embroiled in a legal dispute as a result of its aluminium supply deal with UC RUSAL, the world's largest aluminium producer.Meanwhile, mining giant Vedanta Resources continues to see reduced iron ore sales as a result of the mining ban in the Karnatka state of south-western India. Sales of iron ore in the three months to the end of March were 5.2m tonnes, compared with the 6.6m sold in the same period of 2011. Other risers were mainly seen in the pharmaceuticals and utilities sectors, as investors sought relatively 'safer' assets as they scaled back risk appetite. AstraZeneca and GlaxoSmithKline were edging higher, while Severn Trent and United Utilities eked out small gains. FTSE 100 - RisersRandgold Resources Ltd. (RRS) 5,505.00p +6.79%British Sky Broadcasting Group (BSY) 659.00p +3.70%Severn Trent (SVT) 1,542.00p +2.32%G4S (GFS) 273.00p +1.26%AstraZeneca (AZN) 2,812.00p +1.26%Centrica (CNA) 315.90p +1.09%Capita (CPI) 729.50p +0.90%GlaxoSmithKline (GSK) 1,428.00p +0.85%Serco Group (SRP) 546.00p +0.83%BAE Systems (BA.) 292.90p +0.55%FTSE 100 - FallersVedanta Resources (VED) 1,174.00p -4.94%IMI (IMI) 933.50p -4.31%Petrofac Ltd. (PFC) 1,688.00p -3.82%Barclays (BARC) 211.15p -3.72%Kazakhmys (KAZ) 873.00p -3.70%Lloyds Banking Group (LLOY) 30.27p -3.55%Antofagasta (ANTO) 1,091.00p -3.37%Man Group (EMG) 115.70p -3.34%GKN (GKN) 193.20p -3.30%Royal Bank of Scotland Group (RBS) 24.97p -3.29%NR