The FTSE 100 finished 65.38 points, or 0.78%, lower to end the day at 8,298.46.
London’s top stocks dropped further on Tuesday as weaker oil prices and downbeat trading on Wall Street hit equities.
Axel Rudolph, senior technical analyst at IG, said: “Historically, the US stock market tends to end in negative territory in September; the return of US traders after Labour Day and a drop in US indices thus doesn’t come as a surprise. Meanwhile, sterling stepped back again as currency traders continued to sell off following last week’s year-high versus the dollar.Rolls-Royce shares recovered ground on Tuesday
The UK’s biggest seller of Rolex and Omega watches said trading in the first 18 weeks of its new financial year was in line with expectations.Wizz Air shares slipped despite reporting a record 6.2 million passengers in August.
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