Banks lead FTSE lower
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London equities fell further on Monday, with fading hopes for a rescue bid for Northern Rock putting shares in the bank under further pressure.
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London equities fell sharply on Thursday with banks in the vanguard of the sell off after HBOS and Northern Rock revealed the extent of their credit market writedowns.
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The FTSE lost ground on Thursday as the Bank of England delivered the expected cut in UK interest rates but cautioned on rising inflation.
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Leading shares closed lower with defensive stocks such as utilities the major fallers in London, and as Wall Street was sharply down on worries about writedowns and the trade deficit unexpectedly widening.
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Stocks declined on Monday, led by financial shares, as a rush by savers to withdraw deposits at a large British mortgage lender fueled worries that the credit market turmoil would spread.
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London equities tracked heavy overnight falls in the US and Asia with the FTSE 100 opening sharply lower on Wednesday.
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Global stock markets fall again following Wall Street's lead on worries about the state of some of the banks.
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European equity markets turned sharply lower on Friday, with banks struggling in the wake of further unsettling writedowns related to the credit squeeze.
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Stocks fell after bomb scares swept London and concern grew that banks face more losses from subprime loans.
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The pound was mostly lower against major currencies Wednesday, quickly reversing earlier gains as market players concluded that today's stronger-than-expected fourth-quarter UK GDP data and hawkish Monetary Policy Committee minutes are unlikely to mean the Bank of England will not cut interest rates next month.
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London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares opened almost 3.0 percent lower on Monday, after sharp drops in Asia as jittery markets took their cue from a pre-weekend slump on Wall Street.
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Stock futures pointed to a lower open on Monday as embattled British bank Northern Rock's  troubles mounted, adding to global credit concerns before an expected U.S. interest rate cut this week.
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UK bank shares fall on worries about big mortgage lender Northern Rock, as the credit crunch continues.
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Leading shares closed weaker, albeit off lows, with Wall Street mixed as it recovered, after an initial drop on falling durable goods orders, with a Northern Rock profit warning initiating a UK banking sector slump.
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Share prices on the London Stock Exchange were lower at midday Thursday.
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Leading shares closed sharply lower, impacted by losses on Wall Street after weak US economic data raised concerns of a further economic slowdown, with options expiries and UK banking stocks also weighing.
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Leading shares closed weaker, off session lows as Wall Street rallied from early falls, with some disappointing earnings news weighing in London.