The blue-chip FTSE 100 closed down 1.2%, its lowest level since Aug. 6. Industrial metal miners fell 5.2% as copper prices hit a two-month low, on worries about the impact of Trump's policies on the economy of top metals consumer China. [MET/L] China ...

London’s top stock index slid to its lowest closing price for three months on Tuesday amid a global sell-off, while the pound slumped after a drop in wage growth. Top commodity stocks in the City had a particularly poor session, with Anglo American, Glencore and Antofagasta all lower on the back of waning metal prices.

London’s main stock index slid to its lowest closing price for three months this afternoon amid a global sell-off. Top mining stocks in the City had a particularly poor session, with Anglo American, Glencore and Antofagasta all lower on the back of waning metal prices.