London (AFP) - Stocks closed lower Wednesday, investors absorbed euro low, Chinese and us data, along with a warning from grim profit from top manufacturer phone mobile Nokia.
London's benchmark index FTSE 100 top shares fell 1.02% to close at 5,928.61 points.
On in Helsinki, Nokia given its dive further, a day after share prices lost 17.5%, following a dramatic downgrading of its second quarter outlook.
Investors were also hit by low growth U.S. employment figures in the private sector and the news that the growth of the manufacturing sector of China was at its slowest pace for 10 months may.
The London market was also blocked by a number of companies which is ex-dividende, which means that their actions are no longer has the right of the most recently declared dividend.
Lloyds was the most widely traded stock of the day, with 166 million shares changing hands, followed by Vodafone, which has seen the 113 million shares to switch owners.
Security firm G4S has led the blue-chips, amounting to 1.78% (5.1 pence) at the end of the day at 291. It was followed by the developer Hammerson, after Morgan Stanley raised the rating of the shares of "overweight".
National grid was the interpreter worst FTSE, sliding 4.79 per cent (30 pence) to finish at 596. It was followed by Vodafone, who finished the day 4.38% (7.4 pence) down, finishing at 161.55.
On the foreign exchange market, a book was worth 1.1356 euros or $ 1.6395 to TSB 1708.
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