UK stocks fell Wednesday, with commodity shares, including mining heavyweight Rio Tinto, in the red after underlying earnings were a disappointment. Standard Chartered’s downbeat news about dividends prompted a selloff in the lender’s stock, MarketWatch reports.
The FTSE 100 lost 0.3% at 7,399.17, with only the consumer-services sector showing a gain. The benchmark on Tuesday climbed 0.7%.
