The FTSE 100 pared early losses to close marginally down at 10,516 on Wednesday, led by miners and telecom companies, while elevated tensions in the Middle East dented risk appetite. China's weaker-than-expected GDP data fueled concerns that slowing economic growth would curb demand for industrial metals, weighing on mining stocks such as Anglo American (-3.4%), Glencore (-2.4%) and Rio Tinto (-1.3%). Antofagasta also fell 2.6% despite maintaining its copper production outlook. Fresnillo /-3.1%) and Endeavour Mining (-2.5%) were pressured by easing precious metals prices. Other notable decliners included Vodafone Group, Airtel Africa and tech fund Scottish Mortgage.