London close: Stocks weaker on rising Middle East tensions - Sharecast.com

The FTSE 100 index slipped 0.39% to finish at 8,850.63 points, while the FTSE 250 dropped 1% to 21,173.33 points. In currency markets, sterling was last down 0.1% on the dollar to trade at $1.3600, while it edged up 0.08% against the euro, https://www.sharecast.com/news/market-report-close/london-close-stocks-weaker-on-rising-middle-east-tensions--20007266.html