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10 March 2021 | 16:43pm StockMarketWire.com - Despite gains for US and European markets the FTSE 100 finished flat on Wednesday as it was dragged lower by resources stocks amid slumping iron ore prices. The index closed down 4.74 points at 6,725.60 while by 4.30pm UK time the S&P 500 was up 0.7% to 3,901.80. BHP fell 2.7% to £21.41 and Rio Tinto fell 2.8% to £56.57. In corporate news, insurance group Legal & General shed 0.1% to 281.6p, having reported a 15% fall in annual profit driven by pandemic-related claims. Legal & General held its dividend steady at 17.57p per share. Food delivery service Just Eat Takeway gained 6.1% to £72.62 as it posted a deeper annual loss of €147 million after a rise in revenue was offset by higher spending. ....