LONDON (AFP) –
London shares slid further on Wednesday on jitters surrounding debt crises in Greece and Dubai.

The FTSE 100 index of leading shares ended down 0.37 percent at 5,203.89 points.

Lloyds Banking Group (LBG) was the most traded stock, seeing 294 million units change hands, followed by Vodafone, which saw 153 million shares switch owners.

Property investment company Segro was top of the leaderboard, adding 11.8 pence -- or 3.67 percent -- to finish at 333.3, followed by miner Xstrata, which gained 20 pence -- or 1.93 percent -- to finish at 1,054.

The day's worst performer was insurer Old Mutual, slipping 6.2 pence -- or 5.63 percent -- to close at 104, followed by investment products provider Man Group, which lost 12.4 pence -- or 3.92 percent -- to close at 304.3.

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

At 17:22 GMT, sterling was trading at $1.6197, down from $1.6287 at Tuesday's close, while it stood at 1.1026 euros, down from 1.1078.