UK main index FTSE 100 Index dropped 0.2% as investors wait for meetings between officials of Bank of England and the Federal Reserve.
Kazakhmys Plc. declined 5.8% after UBS lowered its recommendation rating on shares. ARM Holdings Plc dropped 2.7% after the concern that Samsung Electronics could deny them as a vendor to provide a processor.
Recent monthly Retail Sales indicator in UK is off to forecasts settling at -1.3%. The indicator suggests a contraction in volume of sales in the retail sector in UK.