European shares slide, London FTSE 100 below 6,000 points
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Europe's main stock markets extended losses in early trade on Wednesday amid widespread gloom over the US economy, with London's leading index below 6,000 points for the first time since mid-August.
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Europe's main stock markets fell Thursday as investors fretted over the economic outlook amid 100-dollar oil and after heavy losses for equity prices in Asia and on Wall Street overnight.
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European shares closed lower on Thursday as oil and gas companies weighed down indexes already under pressure from transport stocks such as Air France-KLM.
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Leading shares in London closed lower Tuesday hit by heavy falls on Wall Street while rumours of a potential problem at a London based hedge fund offset news of a significant stake build at Cadbury Schweppes, dealers said.
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European stock markets showed mixed fortunes in early trading following a downbeat performance on Wall Street at the end of last week, with the London FTSE 100 up 0.03 percent to 4,855.6 points.
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The FTSE 100 closed lower today, hit by profit taking after breaching the 6,000 level this morning, with a reversal in commodity stocks and an uncertain start by Wall Street making investors nervous ahead of the weekend.
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European equity markets were lower on Monday, but off their worst levels as heavyweight oil and pharma stocks partially offset losses for financial and mining stocks.
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London's FTSE 100 index of leading shares plunged by 3.30 percent to 5,393.90 points just after the start of trading on Tuesday as fears of a US recession intensified.
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Leading shares closed weaker for the fifth day out of the last six, with the heavyweight mining sector badly hurt, but a relatively mild fall on Wall Street helped ensure that the FTSE 100 finished well off session lows.
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European shares slid on Wednesday, with London hit by a gloomy update from retail darling Marks & Spencer, and after heavy overnight US losses sparked by fresh housing strains.
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European equities moved lower on Wednesday, reacting to sharp falls on Asian stocks markets after the Chinese government tripled the stamp duty payable on share trading.
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The FTSE 100 slumped more than 100 points on Monday morning amid continued gloom about the prospects for the global economy.
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Blue chips closed lower off highs as Wall Street remained lower with interest rate sensitive sectors such as retailers bearing the brunt of the falls with a disappointing update from DSG International helping to weigh down the FTSE 100.
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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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Weak energy and banking stocks pushed European shares lower on Thursday, while Air France  shares fell on news it was in tentative merger talks with ailing Italian airline Alitalia .
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The FTSE 100 index of leading shares in London showed a loss of 0.20 percent to 5,890.70 points about 40 minutes after the open.
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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.