London's stocks fell on Tuesday due to weaker oil prices and negative trading trends on Wall Street, pushing mining and oil companies to the bottom of the FTSE.
The FTSE 100 ended the day 0.78% lower, closing at 8,298.46, influenced by falling commodity prices and disappointing US manufacturing figures.
Axel Rudolph, senior technical analyst, noted that historically, September is a tough month for the US stock market, marked by low trader confidence post-Labour Day.
With the pound retreating to 1.310 US dollars, currency traders have sold off sterling following its recent highs against the dollar.
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