FTSE falls after disappointing earnings from Barclays, Shell

By Alistair Smout LONDON (Reuters) - The FTSE 100 fell on Thursday, underperforming European indexes, after a spate of disappointing earnings updates and a decline in copper prices that put pressure on mining shares. The FTSE 100 was down 68.27 points, or 1.1 percent, at 6,369.53 points at 0915 GMT. Traders were also digesting the latest statement from the U.S. Federal Reserve, which removed its more dovish language and put a rate increase in December back on the table.