London FTSE 100 Slips as Miners Drag
London shares edged lower as sliding gold prices weighed on mining stocks and energy firms fell. Investors also assessed potential Bank of England rate hike paths.
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The United Kingdom's FTSE 100 fell 0.2% to 10,751.59 points by late Tuesday afternoon as sliding gold prices dragged down mining stocks. The blue-chip index dropped while investors weighed hawkish signals from central bankers. Meanwhile, the midcap FTSE 250 rose 0.1%.
