Uncertainty over talks to head off America's looming fiscal cliff kept the London market in check as eurozone concerns weighed on stocks.
Uncertainty over talks to head off America's looming fiscal cliff kept the London market in check as eurozone concerns weighed on stocks.
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The FTSE 100 closed 3.5 points lower at 5866.8 after strong gains, as worries over a lack of progress to resolve the US budget crisis came to the fore.
Sentiment was also hit after figures revealed the unemployment rate across the eurozone hit a new record high – at 11.7% – while European Central Bank president Mario Draghi also warned the euro would not emerge from its crisis until the second half of 2013.
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