FTSE 100 closes a shade lower as US GDP figures send ripples On Wall Street, benchmarks were mixed, with the Dow Jones losing around 15 points but the broader based S&P 500 adding nearly a point FTSE 100 closes down by a whisker US markets mixed 5.05pm: FTSE finishes in red FTSE 100 index closed a tad lower on Thursday as first quarter GDP figures from across the pond sent negative ripples through markets. The UK's top share index finished down around two points, or 0.03%, at 6,961. On Wall Street, benchmarks were mixed, with the Dow Jones losing around 15 points but the broader based S&P 500 adding nearly a point.