Among the stocks he likes are BHP Billiton, Eurasian Natural Resources, Rio Tinto and Vedanta Resources.

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Other miners like Eurasian Natural Resources, Vedanta Resources and Antofagasta, were trading around 4.0% higher in London.

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Every Christmas the three men gather in Courchevel to trade barbs, ski and, most importantly, tend to a Swiss-incorporated metals and mining conglomerate, Eurasian Natural Resources Corp.

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In equities, Europe's Dow Jones Eurostoxx 50 index of leading shares was up by 0.5% at 3022.4 points, with London-listed mining companies like Eurasian Natural Resources and Kazakhmys leading the gainers.

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