Blue-chip London stocks were feeling the knock-on effects of a gloomy mood in the US on Wednesday, with the Wall street hangover sending European markets into the red. Blue-chip London stocks were feeling the knock-on effects of a gloomy mood in the US on Wednesday, with the Wall street hangover sending European markets into the red. Hangover from US bloodbath puts FTSE 100 in the redThe FTSE 100 index closed 100.92 points lower, a decline of 1.44%, at 6,921.84. The biggest risers on the FTSE 100 were Persimmon up 131.5p to 1,995.5p, Berkeley Group up 193p to 3,423p, Barratt Developments up 23p to 473.8p and Taylor Wimpey up 5.55p to 137p. The biggest fallers on the FTSE 100 were Ashtead Group down 103.5p to 1,672.5p, Melrose Industries down 8.85p to 166.35p, NMC Health down 170p to 3,196p and Hargreaves Lansdown down 88p to 1,891p.

Source: Irish Independent December 05, 2018 17:15 UTC