The FTSE 100 Index ended a four-day winning streak today amid eurozone fears.
London’s FTSE 100 Index closed down 31.8 points at 6,384.4 following concerns that Cyprus is planning to ask for more rescue cash as eurozone finance ministers gather in Dublin for a two-day meeting.
Blue chip banks were among share fallers despite US giant JP Morgan Chase revealing record first quarter profits.
Barclays, which kicks off the UK bank trading updates later this month, slipped 4.6p to 299.3p and Standard Chartered fell 24.5p to £16.30.
Retailers were also brought back down to earth after a strong session on Thursday, with Marks & Spencer falling 0.8p to 399.6p, Debenhams dropping 0.4p to 83.4p and Sports Direct International easing 0.6p to 426.4p.
But Currys and PC World parent Dixons Retail enjoyed better fortunes however, up 4% or 1.4p to 34.6p in the FTSE 250.
The biggest FTSE 100 risers were Johnson Matthey up 64p to £24.15, Aggreko ahead 31p to £17.92, Hammerson 8p higher at 518.5p and Shire up 28p to £19.90.
The biggest FTSE 100 fallers were Randgold Resources down 237p to £49.58, Croda International off 106p to £26.08, International Airlines Group 7.8p lower at 243.6p and Eurasian Natural Resources down 7.7p to 249.4p.
Alan MacPhee, of investment manager and financial planning specialist Brewin Dolphin in Aberdeen, noted Wolfson Microelectronics climbed 5.03% to 186p, Parkmead Group moved up 3.88% to 13.5p and Standard Life advanced 1.1% to 350.4p.
Fallers included Amec, which weakened 1.5% to £10.53, while Hunting lost 1.4% to 880.25p.
