Footsie and Nasdaq fall to depress trading in London

A GLOOMY start on Wall Street depressed trading in London yesterday, pulling the FTSE 100 Index further towards the 4000 barrier.

By London's close, the Dow Jones Industrial Average was off more than 100 points after consumer confidence data missed forecasts.

The tech-laden Nasdaq also fell, damaging already weak trading in the City and the FTSE 100 finished 51.2 points adrift at 4071.0.