Tech stocks under pressure as Footsie falls

The Footsie index of 100 leading stocks is off 20.5 points by 9am to stand at 5775.6, with technology and telecoms shares once again feeling much of the pressure.

The fall comes despite a promising session overnight in the US, where the tech-laden Nasdaq Composite rose by nearly 26 points and the Dow Jones Industrial Average was up 39.3 points.