London stocks reversed earlier gains to close lower on Wednesday as US equities retreated on the back of weak retail sales and growing political uncertainty, although a strong showing from Prudential and heavily-weighted miners kept losses to a minimum. The FTSE 100 closed down 0.1% to 7,132.69, while the pound was up 0.1% against the euro at 1.1285 and flat versus the dollar at 1.3958. Stocks had been marching higher until equities on Wall Street turned lower following the release of ...Den vollständigen Artikel lesen ...