FTSE flat after Dow sinks below 10,000

After Asian markets also finished lower, London's leading index dipped 6.5 points, or 0.13%, to 5,085. ICAP rose 1.35% to 307.8p following yesterday's upgrade from Credit Suisse, while miners were also among the day's early climbers. Xstrata advanced 2.05% to £10.04, Kazakhmys increased 1.29% to £12.56 and Rio Tinto was up 1.24% to £31.03. However, Randgold Resources lost some of yesterday's gains, falling 2.1% to £43.86, while BSkyB slid 0.29% to 523p after selling its stake in ITV. In New York, the Dow closed 103.84 points, or 1%, down to 9908.39. It had slipped below 10,00...