NEW YORK: U.K. stocks reversed an earlier rally, ending the day lower as energy and commodity producers fell with oil and metals.
Royal Dutch Shell Plc Class B shares lost 4.6 percent, BG Group Plc slid 4.1 percent and BHP Billiton Ltd. declined 2.9 percent. Airlines advanced, with EasyJet Plc, IAG SA and Ryanair Holdings Plc up more than 1.7 percent.
The FTSE 100 Index declined 0.2 percent at the close of trading in London, erasing a gain of as much as 0.8 percent. It extended its lowest level since Nov. 16 after losing 2.2 percent last week. The number of shares changing hands was 20 percent lower than the 30-day average on Monday.
