FTSE trails Europe as exporters dip, Glencore tumbles

LONDON (Reuters) - London's FTSE 100 slid on Thursday due to a 9% plunge in Glencore after news of a bribery investigation and as dollar earners fell with sterling gaining on growing hopes that the upcoming election will not result in a hung parliament.Sterling rallied to a 2-1/2 year peak against the euro and a seven-month high against the dollar.A stronger pound weighs on the overseas earnings of multinationals such as HSBC and Unilever as well as mining companies and oil majors.The..