FTSE 100 down slightly in early trading
FTSE 100 down slightly in early trading
Monday 21st September 2009
The FTSE 100 fell 0.59 per cent in early trading in London on Monday.At 09:00 BST, the index stood at 5,142.56 – down 30.22 points.
The commodities sector was responsible for the majority of the drop.
Tullow Oil was down 3.22 per cent, BG Group dropped 2.46 per cent, Fresnillo fell 2.30 per cent and Kazakhmys lost 2.22 per cent.
3i Group was down 2.28 per cent.
WPP Group was up 0.94 per cent, Scottish & Southern Energy gained 0.69 per cent and Antofagasta broke from its stable mates to gain 0.65 per cent.
Asia stock markets were also down overnight, with the Nikkei down 0.70 per cent in Tokyo and Hong Kong's Hang Seng falling 0.75 per cent.
Early trading in Europe saw the Dax lose 0.87 per cent and the Cac 40 down 0.34 per cent in Paris.
The WIG20 in Warsaw was down 0.1 per cent.
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