The FTSE 100 is down 10.3 points, or 0.16%, to 6,494.8 in early trading, as an almost 200 point fall on Wall Street last night has pushed the index lower.
Miners are also performing poorly, with Vedanta Resources currently the biggest loser with a fall of 2.93% to £14.59, while Xstrata has slipped 2% to £27.93, and Schroders has declined 1.72% to £13.12. National Grid is also down 1.63% to 724p, while Schroders NV Non-VTG has fallen 1.8% to £11.46, although losses are being limited by Cable & Wireless which has added 0.86% to 198.7p. Detica Group is posting the biggest gains with a rise of 2.14% to 394.25p, closely followed by British Airways which has added 1.51% to 438p, while Kingfisher is up 0.96% to 237.25p, and Royal Dutch Shell ‘A...
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