Financials weigh on FTSE

Amvescap fell 2.20% to 555p and Schroders dropped 2.74% to 1,208p. Miners were also lower despite copper and zinc prices climbing again, with Antofagasta dropping 1.71% to 2,069p. Meanwhile, Alliance & Leicester gained 0.86% to 1,168p as bid speculation continued to buoy the lender. In the US, the Dow Jones Industrial Average has slumped 23.21 points, or 0.2%, to 11,256.76 points led by energy shares as the price of oil declines. Crude has lost 1.1% to $63.55 a barrel in New York after Nigerian rebels released three foreign oil workers, which may signal a decline in the unrest affecti...