The FTSE 100 closed down 1.4% to 7561 points, in line with global peers and mainly dragged by commodity-exposed stocks after ratings agency Fitch downgraded the U.S. credit rating to AA+ from AAA,.
The FTSE 100 index closed Monday up 0.3% to 7777.7 points, outperforming its European peers on the back of a rebound in commodity prices materials that lifted miners and oil-exposed stocks. International investment manager 3i Group rose 2.6% and lead t. | 12:16pm