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[ad_1] London’s FTSE 250 was up 0.6% at 21,817.41 in afternoon trade on Wednesday. South America-focused miner Hochschild Mining surged to the top of the index as it said higher precious metals prices helped it to double annual profits. The company said pre-tax profits rose to $76.8m from $38.4m on a 7% increase in revenue…