The FTSE 100 index ended down 24.8 points, or 0.4%, to 5798.3 as stocks declined paced by BP, BHP Billiton and Anglo American on falls in both oil and metal prices.
BP's share price decreased 10.5p, or 1.8%, to 563.5p after crude oil fell below $60 a barrel to a six-month low and BP said the company may restore most of the production at Alaska's Prudhoe Bay within a week. Crude oil for November delivery slipped 66 cents, or 1.1%, to $59.89 a barrel on the New York Mercantile Exchange. BHP, the world's biggest miner, decreased 34p, or 3.83%, to 853p, while Anglo American fell 74p, or 3.5%, to £20.60. Copper fell the most in two weeks in London and New York on speculation US economic growth is slowing. Nickel and zinc also dropped in London. Analys...
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