The benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 65.73 points or 1.14 percent at 5,706.42 at 8:34 am.

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The benchmark FTSE 100 index was down 65.73 points or 1.14 percent at 5,706.42 at 8:34 am.

Facundo Arrizabalaga

London shares opened lower on Monday amid fears of a slowdown in China after the latest manufacturing figures from the world's second largest economy, traders said.