Amidst the pressure on energy shares from weakening oil prices, the FTSE 100 benchmark of the London Stock Exchange has slipped more than half a percent on Thursday. Anxiety about the outcome of the elections also weighed on sentiment. The decline resulted in the benchmark underperforming other European markets that logged lesser overnight losses.
The FTSE 100 which had closed at 10,438.66 on Wednesday traded between 10,360.72 and 10,463.65 on Thursday.
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