FTSE 100 Index extended previous losses on Thursday on pessimistic data from the UK. UK trade gap widened to GBP28.3 billion as exports tumbled by 4.9% in Q2. Sending UK stocks lower, the ECB cut its growth forecast for the Eurozone from 1% to 0.6% for 2013. FTSE 100 Index lost 0.2% to trade at 5,830.81 at the time of writing. Top-gainers were technology stocks, with Sage Group adding 0.71%. On the upside was also Standard Chartered. The company soared 3.53% as it continues to deny US allegations. US accused Standard Chartered of money laundering. On the downside were telecommunication and health care industries. BT Group and Vodafone dropped 2.39% and 0.89% while Smith & Nephew slid 0.52%. Meanwhile, AMEC lost 6.47% despite reporting a 25% increase in H1 earnings and a 15% rise in interim dividend.