FTSE 100 hit by Chinese manufacturing news

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Source: Marketwatch
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FTSE 100 Index closed at 5,206.80 on Wednesday giving up around 0.3% or 15.80 points. On Wednesday morning index opened lower slipping 0.8% to 5,166.4 as China's preliminary manufacturing index dropped to 48, thus indicating contraction. Several UK mining stocks were highly exposed to Chinese report. Fresnillo PLC lost 2% while Rio Tinto PLC fell 2.3%. Stocks of Meggitt PLC declined 3.6% as UBS downgraded lowered company's adjusted earnings expectations.

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