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LONDON (AFP) – London shares finished lower on Wednesday after two days of gains despite US futures coming off lows on Wall Street.

London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares ended 0.24 percent down at 5,794.53.

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) was the most traded stock, seeing 156 million shares switch owners, followed by Vodafone which saw 72.2 million units change hands.

Medical devices company Smith and Nephew was the top blue-chip performer, adding 55 pence -- or 9.06 percent -- to end at 662, followed by security group G4S, which rose 11.3 pence -- or 4.75 percent -- to finish at 249.4.

Real estate group Capital Shopping Centres brought up the rear, shedding 21.8 pence -- or 5.34 percent -- to end at 386.2, followed by silver miner Fresnillo which was down 78 pence -- or 4.86 percent -- at 1,527.

Meanwhile, the pound rose against the euro while staying flat against the euro.

At 17:04 GMT, sterling was trading at 1.579 dollars, unchanged from the same time on Tuesday, while the currency reached 1.193 euros, up from 1.187 over the same period.

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