London's FTSE 100 Index has had a second successive downward session which saw it finish 33.4 points lower at 4217.4.

London's FTSE 100 Index has shed more of the gains achieved in recent sessions as a clutch of blue-chip stocks headed south.

PAUL HUNTER’S bid for back-to-back ranking titles came to an end as Ken Doherty became the first player to reach the last eight of the stg£615,000 PowerHouse UK Championship.