AlQa'dah 18, 1436, September 02, 2015, SPA -- Britain's top-share index steadied on Wednesday, buoyed by a rise in pharmaceutical stocks and by results from industrial equipment hire group Ashtead . While worries about China restrained investor enthusiasm, the FTSE 100 was up 13.97 points, or 0.2 percent, at 6,072.51 by 1038 GMT, broadly in line with European indexes, after falling 3 percent in the previous session after weak manufacturing purchasing managers' data from China. However, most miners rallied, helping to support the FTSE 100 as the price of copper stabilised, although a 3.6 percent drop in Glencore shares demonstrated continued volatility. Traders cited uncertainty over possible equity issuance and the outlook in China as fuelling short bets on the stock, which fell to an all-time low.
