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According to Reuters, the leading index on the British stock exchange was down 13.11 points at 5,732.21 partly due to euro zone debt worries.
The latter outpaced strength in commodities, however the FTSE 100 decreased by 0.4 per cent on Friday due to downbeat US non farm payroll figures in America, which saw the US jobless rate hit a seven-month high.
But there were positives for global miner Xstrata today as it rose by 2.3 per cent and platinum processor Johnson Matthey increased by 0.9 per cent, while Goldman Sachs changed its rating from "neutral" to "buy".
However, there were negative moves for Anglo-Australian miner Rio Tinto, which fell by 0.1 per cent.
Richard Hunter, head of equities at Hargreaves Lansdown, said: "We're still switching between risk on and risk off with investors itching to take profits as soon as the market gains some ground."
Posted by Greg Secker
