FTSE 100 dips as Royal Mail falls
(Close): London's leading shares have closed for the week with Royal Mail having a yo yo day.
The stock shed 3.6% in early trading because of worries over forthcoming pay talks but recovered some of that loss to close 1.8% lower at 471.90p
The FTSE 100 ended the day down 29 points, or 0.47%, at 6146.05.
Another big loser was supermarket chain Sainsbury's, which dropped 2.2% as investors delivered their verdict on its deal to buy Home Retail Group.
Miners were amongst the top five stocks that saw falls and included Glencore, Antofagasta and Fresnillo.