Continued speculation over a potential windfall tax in Wednesday's pre-Budget report led to uncertainty over banking stocks.
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group, both taxpayer-owned, saw their shares dip 5.05 and 4.48 per cent respectively.
Barclays was not immune from the worries as its shares dipped 2.39 per cent.
Leading the index in the opposite direction were copper mining group Antofagasta (2.17 per cent) and travel firms Thomas Cook Group and TUI Travel (2.07 and 1.66 per cent).
Royal Bank of Scotland and Lloyds Banking Group, both taxpayer-owned, saw their shares dip 5.05 and 4.48 per cent respectively.
Barclays was not immune from the worries as its shares dipped 2.39 per cent.
Leading the index in the opposite direction were copper mining group Antofagasta (2.17 per cent) and travel firms Thomas Cook Group and TUI Travel (2.07 and 1.66 per cent).
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