The London Stock Exchange closed the session this Monday with a fall of 0.13%, with oil and mining titles among the main losers.
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The London Stock Exchange goes down
The FTSE-100, the main index in the British capital, fell 10.01 points, to 7,413.42 integers, while the secondary FTSE-250 lost 0.42%, 85.67 points, to 20,079.23 integers.
At the close of trading, the British pound was up 0.30% against the euro at €1.1955, and was up 0.91% against the US dollar at $1.2277.
Worse-than-expected industrial data from China triggered fears of a slowdown in global demand, weighing on oil prices.
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Reference in Europe
During the afternoon of today, the barrel of Brent, of reference in Europe, was trading in London below 100 dollars per barrel.
On the London floor, the Shell oil company fell 1.97% and BP 1.91%, while the Anglo American mining company dropped 3.98% and Antofagasta 1.68%.
Losses in investors
The investor Melrose Industries led the losses with a drop of 5.45%, the certification company Intertek Group fell 3.31%, and the insurer Prudential 3.22%.
On the other hand, the publisher Pearson rose, 12.69%, the bank HSBC Holdings, 6.13%, the distribution firm Ocado Group, 4.36%, the computer security firm Avast, 3.23 % y the classifieds company Auto Trader Group 2.64%.
Source: EFE
