Miners weigh on FTSE 100, banks advance By: MarketWatch January 11, 2013 at 04:48 AM EST U.K.’s benchmark index struggle for direction on Friday, as heavyweight mining firms drop after Chinese inflation data, while oil firms and banks pushed higher. Read More >> Related Stocks: BP Plc ADR Barclays Plc ADR Bhp Billiton Ltd ADR Lloyds Banking Group Plc ADR Rio Tinto Plc ADR Royal Bank Scotland Group Plc Royal Dutch Shell Cl B ADR Standard & Poors 500