FTSE ends lower as commodities stocks slip

By Kit Rees LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top share index ended lower on Monday, with a drop in the prices of crude oil and industrial metals putting pressure on commodities-related stocks. The UK energy index dropped 1.2 percent as the oil price fell for a fourth consecutive session after Iran insisted it would not freeze crude output, returning investor attention to a global glut. Shares in BP and Royal Dutch Shell were down more than 1 percent.