Wed, 06 Feb 2013 16:35:06 GMT
U.K. stocks decline on rising concerns about debt crisis
U.K. equities stayed little changed, halting earlier gains on speculation the political instability in Italy and Spain might cause the euro area's sovereign –debt crisis. The FTSE index slid 0.1%, or 4.06 points, to 6,279.18 by 4:24 p.m. in London after earlier rising 0.6%. Four out of ten groups in the benchmark index declined with technology shares tumbling the most