UK stocks were slightly lower on Wednesday despite positive news from the Eurozone. The German Constitutional Court approved the euro area bailout fund and yields on Italian short-term debt tumbled during today's auction. Providing additional support for UK equities, UK jobless claims posted an unexpected decline last month. The FTSE 100 Index lost 0.03% to trade at 5,790.84. Only three sectors within the index climbed. The top-gainers were technology and financial shares. Sage Group added 3.27% on strong performance of the US and Asian technology stocks. Barclays, HSBC Holdings and Royal Bank of Scotland surged 1.22%, 1.51% and 3.29%, respectively. Dragging the UK stock index lower, consumer goods and oil and gas companies retreated. Associated British Foods and BP dropped 1.17% and 0.52%.