FTSE 100 ends lower while Wall Street slips from best levels after mixed US economic data
The UK blue-chip index drifted to a negative finish, while US investors try to assess the latest housing and confidence figures
Commodity companies lose ground
US stocks lose nearly all their early gains
UK public finances scarred by pandemic costs
5.02pm: FTSE softly lower at market close
The FTSE 100 closed Tuesday down 22 points, 0.3%, at 7,030, while the FTSE 250 shed 45 points, 0.2%, to 22,439.
The DAX has been the outperformer on a largely slow day, with the German Ifo hitting a two-year high," IG Senior Market Analyst Joshua Mahony wrote. "On the UK front, reflation stocks have performed well, while miners continue to lose ground."