FTSE 100 closes lower
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Leading London shares ended under pressure, close to session lows, as caution ahead of a US rate decision added to weakness in heavyweight insurers.
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The FTSE 100 index of leading shares fell 0.33 percent to 6,259.70 points.
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The FTSE 100 closed just above its session lows as an uncertain morning by Wall Street and a turnaround in oil prices offset a largely positive batch of blue-chip results, dealers said.
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Despite strong news in the commodity sector, the FTSE 100 slipped back into negative territory right before noon, dropping 0.1 per cent to 6,307.3. Meanwhile, the FTSE 250 was up 0.4 per cent at 11,404.5.
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The FTSE 100 closed lower, weighed down by a weak mining sector and disappointing trading news from Standard Chartered, although a positive morning by Wall Street helped British blue-chips finish above session lows, dealers said.
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UK blue chips have closed lower, with a cautious morning by Wall Street and sliding commodity stocks outweighing another scattering of M&amp;A stories and pulling the FTSE 100 back from Friday's six-year highs.
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Leading London shares closed lower as drugmaker AstraZeneca suffered a heavy blow following a negative EU ruling on one of its patents.
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London equities tracked heavy overnight falls in the US and Asia with the FTSE 100 trading sharply lower on Wednesday.
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UK blue chips closed lower Thursday having spent much of the afternoon tracking Wall Street which was unsettled by rising oil prices and mixed economic data, but overall were subdued amid ongoing interest rate concerns at home.
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UK blue chips closed lower as Wall Street remained weaker after disappointing inflation data with Alliance & Leicester down after reporting a fall in core operating profit, held back by large scale write-downs.
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UK blue-chips closed lower Monday, on the final half-day's trading of the year, with year-end window-dressing the only real activity as volumes stayed low.
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The FTSE 100 closed just below session highs, climbing throughout the afternoon on the back of a positive start by Wall Street.
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Leading shares closed flat, with the FTSE 100 index having reverberated around the 4,700 level all session finishing nearer highs than lows thanks to strength in oils and financial issues, while New York put in a weak morning performance, consolidating after recent gains, dealers said.
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Leading shares closed weaker, albeit off session lows, as Wall Street remained weak amid continued investor concerns over fresh highs in crude oil prices, with construction materials firm RMC shining out from the gloom after agreeing to a 2 billion pound takeover, dealers said.
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By Alistair McArthur  LONDON FTSE 100 CLOSE 6,565.4 -51   THE London market plunged below the 6,600 barrier yesterday as investor nerves were shaken by economic fears in the US and China.
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Brokerage announces weaker-than-expected results dragged lower by a writedown in the value of some of its assets.
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UK blue chips closed lower, off the day's highs, with a weak start on Wall Street, ahead of Thursday's Thanksgiving holiday, and fading bid hopes at ITV weighing on market sentiment, dealers said.