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JPMorgan said in a note that investors had largely expectedthe fourth-quarter earnings from European companies to be bad
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* Miners hit by concerns over tightening in China
* Banks fall; UK Q4 GDP weaker than expected
* Defensive issues in demand
By Tricia Wright
LONDON, Jan 26 - Britain's top share index fell0.5 percent by midday on Tuesday, led down by weak minerstracking lower metals prices
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By 1212 GMT, the FTSE 100 index .FTSE was off 27.28points, or 0.5 percent, at 5,233.03, looking to take its losingstreak into a fifth straight session -- something not seen sinceFeb. 2009. The index dropped 0.8 percent on Monday.
The benchmark British index is down 3.4 percent this yearafter gaining 22 percent in 2009.
Commodity issues, which have been under pressure overconcerns of possible tighter monetary policy in China, were inthe doldrums again as metal prices declined and crude oil CLc1dropped towards $74 a barrel.
The FTSE 100 fallers list was peppered with miners, withFresnillo (FRES.L), Xstrata (XTA.L)
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Rio Tinto (RIO.L) and BHP Billiton (BLT.L) dropped 2.2 and2.1 percent, respectively
where to buy christian louboutin , after EU regulators on Mondaylaunched an investigation into whether a planned $116 billioniron ore production joint venture between the two companies,criticised by steelmakers, will curb competition.
Among weak energy stocks BP (BP.L), Royal Dutch Shell(RD
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