U.K.'s FTSE 100 Index Drops for Fifth Day; National Grid, BHP Pace Retreat

(Bloomberg) -- U.K. stocks dropped, sending the
benchmark FTSE 100 Index lower for a fifth consecutive day.
National Grid Plc paced the retreat after Goldman, Sachs & Co.
recommended selling shares in the natural-gas pipeline operator.

BHP Billiton Ltd. led mining companies lower as copper
prices declined in Asia. Pearson Plc, Kingfisher Plc and Unilever
led advancing shares.


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