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The market was down 24.11 points to 4,228.46 at 15:05 BST following a 0.3 per cent rise at midday, Reuters reports.
Invensys, Eurasian Natural Resources and Man Group were among the firms to see their share price slide, however it was Friends Provident that led the fall, dropping 2.27 per cent to 64.4p per share.
Of the businesses to see their share price increase Pretofac saw the largest gains, with the engineering and construction firm adding 4.71 per cent to 655.5p.
It was joined by Marks and Spencer, British Airways and the Royal Bank of Scotland, which also rose.
Noting that the upcoming second-quarter earning season might "just about be enough to dangle the carrot in front of investors [and encourage them] to start buying back", market analyst Joshua Raymond said that trading over the summer months may be subdued.
