23-11-2016 17:02 via news.yahoo.com

FTSE hit by commodity reversal

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - Britain's top share index fell on Wednesday, hit by a reversal in mining and energy stocks as Wall Street snapped its recent runs of record highs and a rally in commodities ended. The session was choppy, with individual sectors swinging as finance minister Philip Hammond outlined his policies in what was the biggest economic update since Britain voted in June to leave the European Union. The FTSE 100 index was down 0.4 percent by 1511 GMT, with miners, the to
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