Homebuilders rose as well. Persimmon advanced 2.72% and Home Retail Group edged up 2.60%.

Anglo America Plc led decliners in the FTSE 100 index shares with a drop of 8.11% followed by losses in Antofagasta Plc of 6.68%, in Cairn Energy of 6.56%, in Xstrata Plc of 6.27%, and Tullow Oil of 6.23%.

Commodity stocks fell on worries demand will drop as U.S. economic growth slowed. Vedanta Resources plunged 5.37% and Kazakhmys Plc edged up 6.21%.

World Markets Review

In Hong Kong Hang Seng index decreased 758.72 or 3.47% closed to 21,108.22. Australia ASX 200 index decreased 161.60 or 3.06% to close 5,127.50. Market of Japan, India, Indonesia, Pakistan, Philippines and Malaysia were closed.

In South Korea Kospi Index increased 1.16 or 0.07% to close at 1,623.39, in Thailand SET index closed lower 9.56 or 1.18% to 798.11.

In London FTSE 100 Index closed lower 50.40 or 0.91% to 5,495.20, in Paris CAC 40 Index decreased 22.23 or 0.49% to close at 4,533.72 and in Frankfurt DAX index lower 41.23 or 0.65% to close at 6,319.99. In Zurich trading SMI decreased 63.13 or 0.89% to close at 7,009.86.