India, July 7 -- Persisting tensions on the trade front and growing concerns over U.K.'s fiscal outlook dampened sentiment and dragged down the FTSE 100 to negative territory. The FTSE 100 benchmark of the London Stock Exchange is currently trading in the red, underperforming the DAX, CAC 40, Euro Stoxx 50 etc., which are all trading in the green.
The FTSE 100 which had closed at 8,822.91 on Friday traded between 8,836.88 and 8,798.66 on Monday. The index is currently trading at 8,813.90, having slipped 0.10 percent from the previous close.
In the 100-scrip index, 60 scrips are trading in the overnight green zone.
3I Group topped gains with a surge of 2.3 percent. Standard Chartered followed with gains of close to 2 percent. Internationa...