FTSE 100 steps higher as miners get a boost from China By: MarketWatch September 01, 2016 at 04:10 AM EDT U.K. stocks are up Thursday, opening the first day of trade in September with gains for mining shares. Read More >> Related Stocks: BP Plc ADR Bhp Billiton Ltd ADR Glencore Plc Rio Tinto Plc ADR Royal Dutch Shell Cl B ADR