London's FTSE 100 faced another fall on Wednesday morning as few of the index’s constituents opened the day in positive territory.
This followed a near 10% drop in Nvidia shares on Tuesday on news the company was being probed over potential antitrust violations, which prompted a wider tech sell-off.
Back in London, Barratt Developments was among reporters, with the housebuilder falling after slashing its dividend on the back of lower earnings for the year.
Fund manager M&G also moved lower early on following its report of a net outflow and drop in profit over the first half of the year.
Insurer Direct Line offered a more positive update, reporting interim dividend payments would resume after it returned to profit during the first half.
And finally, warehouse property developer Segro announced it had agreed an all-share takeover offer of Tritax Eurobox.