The FTSE 100 Index is down 29.35 points or 0.42% today to 6996.08

--Down for two consecutive trading days

--Down 31.50 points or 0.45% over the last two trading days

--Largest two day point and percentage decline since Tuesday, July 20, 2021

--Down three of the past four trading days

--Off 11.19% from its record close of 7877.45 hit Tuesday, May 22, 2018

--Up 10.38% since the pre-Brexit vote level of 6338.10 hit Thursday, June 23, 2016

--Off 2.63% from its 52-week high of 7184.95 hit Wednesday, June 16, 2021

--Up 25.44% from its 52-week low of 5577.27 hit Friday, Oct. 30, 2020

--Rose 14.14% from 52 weeks ago

--Off 2.63% from its 2021 closing high of 7184.95 hit Wednesday, June 16, 2021

--Up 9.19% from its 2021 closing low of 6407.46 hit Friday, Jan. 29, 2021

--Month-to-date it is down 0.59%

--Year-to-date it is up 535.56 points or 8.29%

Source: Dow Jones Market Data, FactSet

(END) Dow Jones Newswires

07-27-21 1247ET