The FTSE 100 index closed Thursday down 1.2% to 7499 points, the worst performer among European peers on the back of disappointing trading updates as sentiment remained fragile due to the mounting.
The FTSE 100 closed Tuesday up 0.07%, outperforming European peers. The index is holding up well, largely due to the continued weakness in the pound and a belief that a weaker currency and higher.
The FTSE 100 closed Tuesday up 0.2% to 7691 points, supported mainly by miners as investors focus on the U.S. Federal Reserve and the ECB meeting later in the week. Miner Antofagasta shares rose.
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The FTSE 100 closed Tuesday up 0.1% to 7282 points, in line with its global peers supported by basic resources-exposed stocks while investors weight U.S. inflation data to be published on Wednesday.