Britain's FTSE falters as China data hits miners, Worldpay plunges

Britain's top stock market index fell on Tuesday as shares in payments processing company Worldpay Group (Other OTC: WDDYF - news) plunged and big mining companies came under pressure in response to weak data from China, the world's biggest consumer of metals. The blue-chip FTSE 100 index was down 0.4 percent at 6,155.64 points by 1232 GMT, in line with the broader European market.