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The FTSE 100 closed down 1.18% at 6050.1 as a big slide on Wall Street and weakness at BAE Systems on contract loss fears left just a handful of UK stocks in the black on Monday, with the leading index down at its lowest of the day.

The FTSE100 has lost less than a point to 6121.70 so far in morning trading as stocks including BHP Billiton and Kazakhmys rose after the price of copper climbed to a two-week high in Shanghai. BAE Systems has paced declining shares as the pound strengthened...

British Land slid after an analyst downgrade, helping the FTSE shed about 4.2 points to 6,156.1 in early trading.

The FTSE 100 is up 5.40 points, or 0.1%, to 6209.9 with Aviva and British Land leading the advance, while Rio Tinto Group is pacing falling shares.

The FTSE 100 is slightly down in early trading with a drop of 14 points, or 0.22%, to 6,240.9, with mining and energy stocks leading the decline.

The FTSE 100 Index has dropped 13.1 points, or 0.2%, to 6216.7 paced by Reed Elsevier and Vedanta Resource.

Stocks in the UK gained this morning after analysts recommended investors buy Vodafone, sending the FTSE 100 index up 30.1 points to 6,216.70.

The FTSE 100 slumped on Tuesday, ending the session 64 points down to 6,109.

The FTSE has made a bright start to the week rising 9.7 points, or 0.2%, to 6010.9 led by BP and Royal Dutch Shell as crude oil has risen this morning.

Technical reasons mean tracker funds are unlikely to feel much from the decimation of the gaming sector this week.