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LONDON (AFP) – London shares ended in the red on Thursday as debt concerns continued to plague investor sentiments.

The FTSE 100 index of leading shares was down 0.2 percent at 5,881.12 points.

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) was the most traded stock, seeing 83 million shares switch owners, followed by Vodafone which saw 66.3 million units change hands.

Serco Group was the top blue-chip performer, adding 23.50 pence -- or 4.10 percent -- to end at 597, followed by GKN, which rose 6.30 pence -- or 3.04 percent -- to finish at 213.8.

Antofagasta brought up the rear, shedding 32 pence -- or 2.05 percent -- to end at 1528, followed by Fresnillo which was down 30 pence -- or 1.93 percent -- at 1525.

Meanwhile, the pound rose against the dollar and the euro.

At 17:05 GMT, sterling was trading at 1.5601 dollars, climbing from 1.5544 from the same time on Wednesday, while the currency reached 1.1814 euros, ascending from 1.1764 over the same period.

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