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It fell by to 5,778.3 in London shortly before midday, meaning the gauge has dropped 5.1 per cent from the high it struck on February 8th earlier this year, Bloomberg reports.
But there were positives for a number of companies, such as Cairn Energy, which put on 1.7 per cent to 426.8 pence after its revenue jumped.
Lloyds Banking Group also reported a rise as it increased by 1.2 per cent to 61.45 pence, while the Royal Bank of Scotland surged by 2.2 per cent to 42.31 pence and Barclays increased by 0.9 per cent.
This comes after the FTSE 100 had a positive result yesterday when it rose by 1.2 per cent to 5,783.8 by 14:42 GMT, with Punch Taverns recording a 4.9 per cent increase.
Posted by Chris Weaver
