Commodities drag FTSE 100 Index lower

London’s top-flight fell for the fourth day in a row as disappointing economic data from China dragged on commodity stocks though oil prices stabilised.

The FTSE 100 Index was 2.4% lower on the week including the impact of a broad sell-off in Thursday’s session as a military flare-up in the Middle East pushed the price of a barrel of Brent crude towards 60 US dollars.