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London's FTSE 100 headed lower on Wednesday as Standard Chartered topped the losers' list for the second day running.

The Asia-focused bank fell 2.9% in early trade, after shedding 5.4% on Tuesday on the back of a disappointing third-quarter update.

Other banks followed suit, with RBS falling 2.8% and Barclays dropping 2.1%.

Overall, the 100-share index declined by 0.53% or 37.08 points to 6,917.14.

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On Tuesday, Standard Chartered reported underlying pre-tax profits of $458m, compared with a $139m loss last year, but chief executive Bill Winters said "income and profit levels are not yet acceptable".

Standard Chartered also said it could face action from Hong Kong's financial regulator over its role as joint sponsor of a share flotation in 2009.



- BBC
 
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