Miners drag down FTSE

    Shares on the FTSE 100 have suffered this week, dipping further on Wednesday as mining stocks continue to weigh.

    The FTSE was down 0.08 percent at 1400GMT, falling 5.31 points to 6,814.48. Mining shares continued their downward streak, with Rio Tinto (LON:RIO) down 2.64 percent and Glencore (LON:GLEN) down 1.64 percent. Miners have been negatively affected by a stronger dollar, as investors prepare for a Fed rate hike in the near future.

    However, housing developers have supported the FTSE, rising after positive data from Nationwide suggested house prices are edging higher. Berkeley Group (LON:BKG) are up 2.89 percent, with Taylor Wimpey (LON:TW) up 0.57 percent.