FTSE 100 closes in red as travel stocks and miners weigh The UK's top share index finished the afternoon session down over 43 points, or 0.61%, at 7,064 FTSE 100 closes down 43 points US stocks mixed 5.15pm: FTSE closes lower FTSE 100 closed in the red on Thursday, weighed down by travel and commodity groups. The UK's top share index finished the afternoon session down over 43 points, or 0.61%, at 7,064. Midcap FTSE 250 was also lower, closing down over 180 points, or 0.57%, at 22,802. Over on Wall Street, it was a mixed bag. The Dow Jones Industrial Average added over 35 points, but the S&P 500 and Nasdaq were lower, by eight points and 112 points respectively.