UK stocks slip as banks and commodity-linked stocks weigh

Britain's FTSE 100 ended lower on Tuesday ​as banks and commodity-linked stocks weighed, ​while signs of resilience in the labour ‌market ​kept expectations alive for a Bank of England rate hike next month.

The blue-chip FTSE 100 index fell 0.29% to 10,733.00 points, while the midcap ‌FTSE 250 was down 0.06% at 24,364.76.