FTSE 100 Closes Down 0.3% as Energy Struggles - Stock market news

The FTSE 100 closed down 0.3% on Thursday due to underperformance in energy, and weakness in BP and Shell, CMC Markets UK's Chief Market Analyst Michael Hewson says in a note. Barclays ended the day as the biggest gainer, up 5.3%, after positive first-... | 12:54pm

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