Stock Market

Britains leading share index ended lower on Wednesday as financials slipped on waning hopes of a US plan to flush out toxic assets from banks and miners tracked weaker metal prices, but oil producers lent support. The FTSE 100 closed down 11.21 points, or 0.3 percent, at 3,900.25 after a choppy session that saw it trade in the 3,852.96 to 3,939.16 band.