FTSE 100 slides as mining, oil stocks weigh heavy
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Leading shares ended the session lower as a slump in commodity prices hit heavyweight oil and mining stocks, with sentiment further knocked by a sombre start on Wall Street.
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The FTSE 100 fell again on Thursday  as more big write downs in the US banking sector  blocked momentum  from retailers after better high street newsflow.
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Oil and metals prices fell on Monday,  extending recent losses and weighing on the shares of energy  firms and currencies of commodity exporters such as Australia  and South Africa.
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Oil prices drop back from a new record above $100, but fears high energy prices could stoke inflation hit stocks.
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Australian&#39;s benchmark S&amp;P/ASX 200 index had its biggest drop in two months, led by BHP Billiton, on concern that record oil prices will slow economic growth and demand for metals.
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London equity markets fell on Tuesday as mining and oil groups retreated.
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The FTSE 100 closed in the red, hurt by a mixed performance on Wall Street and a decline in heavyweight energy stocks, though a rally in telcos and beverages did offset some weakness, dealers said.
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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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Leading shares ended lower as weakness in oil heavyweights and a mixed Wall Street offset merger and acquisition fuelled gains in miners and ICI disposal news.
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Europe's main stock exchanges slid on Tuesday, with London dragged downwards by a weak trading update from retailer Tesco, and as investors awaited fresh US earnings news.
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European equity markets retreated during Friday's morning session amid cautious trading as oil prices hit record levels above $90 a barrel and sentiment was also hurt by some disappointing corporate results.
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Shares from Sydney to London sank for a second day on Tuesday, dragging commodity prices with them and promising a woeful start for Wall Street as investors dumped assets exposed to the risk of a global economic slowdown.
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London shares closed lower after a volatile session that saw the FTSE 100 cover a 326-point range, with oil shares lower on weaker crude prices and cell phone maker Motorola adding to a gloomy corporate picture by posting a dramatic slide in earnings.
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Japan's Nikkei index loses almost 4% and London's FTSE 100 opens 1.5% down amid recession warnings
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European shares eased on Wednesday with  mining stocks soft after sharp falls in metal prices and  concerns about the strong euro hitting growth, but auto makers  like Porsche rose after strong sales data.
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European shares edged lower on Tuesday as seven-week high oil prices and a pullback in top UK supermarket Tesco weighed.
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Leading shares ended weaker, with the FTSE 100 index drifting back below the 4,700 level as the impact of Wall Street's early rally was tempered by a rise in Brent crude to 50 dollars a barrel for the first time, and by weakness in supermarket giant Sainsbury following yet another profit warning, dealers said.