The relief rally seen on markets following moves to re-energise the US economy was replaced by fresh worries over slowing Chinese growth today.
The FTSE 100 Index closed at its highest level for nearly six months on Friday after a multi-billion dollar stimulus package from the US Federal Reserve sent stocks soaring.
But the top flight was down 11.5 points at 5904.3 today as mining stocks retreated by as much as 2% on the fears over China.
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