(Close): London's leading shares ended lower on Monday amid concern over weak global economic prospects.
The FTSE 100 index closed down 58.67 at 6295 points.
Standard Chartered bank was an early gainer, up 2.2%, with brokers saying prospects could be rosier than thought.
It turned tail throughout the afternoon though to close down 0.5%.
Intercontinental Hotels Group fared less well.
It was in the losers' list of the 100-share index, falling 5%.
The firm lost ground after denying media reports that it was considering putting itself up for sale or merging with a competitor.
On the currency markets, the pound rose 0.49% against the dollar to $1.512, and was up 0.28% against the euro at €1.4051.
